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masculine singular Conj-w | Prep | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1382 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָיָ֨ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hayah_1961.htm" title="ha·Yah: had -- Occurrence 81 of 334.">hā-yāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">had</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 1997 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בֵ֜ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ven_1121.htm" title="ven: A son -- Occurrence 28 of 283.">ḇên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a son</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name <BR> 1a) name <BR> 1b) reputation, fame, glory <BR> 1c) the Name (as designation of God) <BR> 1d) memorial, monument">8034</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8034 -- Occurrence 306 of 864">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּשְׁמ֤וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ushemo_8034.htm" title="u·she·Mo: name -- Occurrence 9 of 24.">ū-šə-mōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and whose name</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">Conj-w | N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul or Shaul = 'desired'<BR> 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel <BR> 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah <BR> 3) a son of Simeon <BR> 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7586 -- Occurrence 6 of 406">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁאוּל֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shaul_7586.htm" title="sha·'Ul: was Saul -- Occurrence 3 of 350.">šā-’ūl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[was] Saul</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/970.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 970: 1) youth, young man">970</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_970.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 970 -- Occurrence 9 of 64">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּח֣וּר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bachur_970.htm" title="ba·Chur: A choice -- Occurrence 6 of 21.">bā-ḥūr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">choice</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 118 of 562">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וָט֔וֹב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vatov_2896.htm" title="va·Tov,: and handsome -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">wā-ṭō-wḇ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and handsome</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adjective - masculine singular">Conj-w | Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n <BR> 1a) nothing, nought neg <BR> 1b) not <BR> 1c) to have not (of possession) adv <BR> 1d) without w/prep <BR> 1e) for lack of">369</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 369 -- Occurrence 168 of 788">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאֵ֥ין<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veein_369.htm" title="ve·'Ein: and there -- Occurrence 29 of 230.">wə-’ên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and [There was] not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb">Conj-w | Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man <BR> 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) <BR> 1b) husband <BR> 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) <BR> 1d) servant <BR> 1e) mankind <BR> 1f) champion <BR> 1g) great man <BR> 2) whosoever <BR> 3) each (adjective)">376</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 376 -- Occurrence 818 of 2006">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אִ֛ישׁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ish_376.htm" title="'ish: person -- Occurrence 427 of 1097.">’îš</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a person</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 1998 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִבְּנֵ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mibbenei_1121.htm" title="mib·be·Nei: the sons -- Occurrence 23 of 73.">mib-bə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">among the sons</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine plural construct">Prep-m | N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel = 'God prevails'<BR> 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel <BR> 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob <BR> 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split <BR> 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah <BR> 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile">3478</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3478 -- Occurrence 991 of 2506">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yisrael_3478.htm" title="Yis·ra·'El: of Israel -- Occurrence 900 of 2260.">yiś-rā-’êl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Israel</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 119 of 562">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ט֣וֹב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tov_2896.htm" title="Tov: handsome -- Occurrence 38 of 271.">ṭō-wḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">more handsome</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep<BR> 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than <BR> 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of <BR> 1b) out of <BR> 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) <BR> 1b2) (of material from which something is made) <BR> 1b3) (of source or origin) <BR> 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) <BR> 1d) from, since, after (of time) <BR> 1e) than, more than (in comparison) <BR> 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or <BR> 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) <BR> 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) <BR> conj <BR> 2) that">4480</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4480 -- Occurrence 510 of 1223">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִמֶּ֑נּוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mimennu_4480.htm" title="mi·Men·nu;: than -- Occurrence 91 of 171.">mim-men-nū;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">than he</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine singular">Prep | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7926.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7926: 1) shoulder, back <BR> 1a) shoulder, shoulder-blade <BR> 1b) back (in general)">7926</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7926.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7926 -- Occurrence 10 of 21">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mishshichmo_7926.htm" title="mish·shich·Mo: his shoulders -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">miš-šiḵ-mōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from his shoulders</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">Prep-m | N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4605: subst<BR> 1) higher part, upper part <BR> adv <BR> 1a) above <BR> prep <BR> 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than <BR> with locative <BR> 1c) upwards, higher, above">4605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4605 -- Occurrence 66 of 140">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וָמַ֔עְלָה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vamalah_4605.htm" title="va·Ma'·lah,: and upward -- Occurrence 31 of 35.">wā-ma‘-lāh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and upward</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb :: third person feminine singular">Conj-w | Adv | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1364.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1364: adj <BR> 1) high, exalted <BR> 1a) high, tall <BR> 1b) high (in position) <BR> 1c) proud, haughty <BR> n m <BR> 2) loftiness">1364</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1364.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1364 -- Occurrence 6 of 37">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">גָּבֹ֖הַּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/gavoah_1364.htm" title="ga·Vo·ah: was taller -- Occurrence 1 of 10.">gā-ḇō-ah</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[he was] higher</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 1c) totality, everything">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 2034 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִכָּל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mikkol_3605.htm" title="mik·kol: any -- Occurrence 95 of 228.">mik-kāl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">than any</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-m | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5971: 1) nation, people <BR> 1a) people, nation <BR> 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men <BR> 2) kinsman, kindred">5971</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5971 -- Occurrence 609 of 1868">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָעָֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haam_5971.htm" title="ha·'Am.: of the people -- Occurrence 316 of 729.">hā-‘ām.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the people</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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son">בֵ֜ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8034.htm" title="u·she·mov: name -- 8034: a name">וּשְׁמֹ֤ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="sha·'ul: was Saul -- 7586: asked (of Yah),' first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Israelites">שָׁאוּל֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/970.htm" title="ba·chur: A choice -- 970: a young man">בָּח֣וּר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="va·to·vv,: and handsome -- 2896: pleasant, agreeable, good">וָטֹ֔וב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/369.htm" title="ve·'ein: and there -- 369: nothing, nought">וְאֵ֥ין</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/376.htm" title="ish: person -- 376: man">אִ֛ישׁ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="mib·be·nei: the sons -- 1121: son">מִבְּנֵ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3478.htm" title="yis·ra·'el: of Israel -- 3478: God strives,' another name of Jacob and his desc.">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="to·vv: handsome -- 2896: pleasant, agreeable, good">טֹ֣וב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4480.htm" title="mim·men·nu;: than -- 4480: from">מִמֶּ֑נּוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7926.htm" title="mi·shich·mov: his shoulders -- 7926: shoulder">מִשִּׁכְמֹ֣ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4605.htm" title="va·ma'·lah,: and upward -- 4605: above, upwards">וָמַ֔עְלָה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1364.htm" title="ga·voh·ah: was taller -- 1364: high, exalted">גָּבֹ֖הַּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3605.htm" title="mik·kol-: any -- 3605: the whole, all">מִכָּל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5971.htm" title="ha·'am.: of the people -- 5971: people">הָעָֽם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_samuel/9.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">And he had a son</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8034.htm" title="shem (shame) -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report">whose name</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Sha'uwl (shaw-ool') -- Saul, Shaul">was Saul</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/970.htm" title="bachuwr (baw-khoor') -- (choice) young (man), chosen, X hole">a choice young man</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad">and a goodly</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">and there was not among the children</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3478.htm" title="Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') -- also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel">of Israel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad">a goodlier</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/376.htm" title="'iysh (eesh) -- also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow">person</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7926.htm" title="shkem (shek-em') -- back, X consent, portion, shoulder">than he from his shoulders</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4605.htm" title="ma'al (mah'al) -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (X very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very">and upward</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1364.htm" title="gaboahh (gaw-bo'-ah) -- haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, X exceeding proudly">he was higher</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5971.htm" title="am (am) -- folk, men, nation, people">than any of the people</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/9.htm">שמואל א 9:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וְלֹו־הָיָ֨ה בֵ֜ן וּשְׁמֹ֤ו שָׁאוּל֙ בָּח֣וּר וָטֹ֔וב וְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל טֹ֣וב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מִשִּׁכְמֹ֣ו וָמַ֔עְלָה גָּבֹ֖הַּ מִכָּל־הָעָֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/9.htm">שמואל א 9:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ולו־היה בן ושמו שאול בחור וטוב ואין איש מבני ישראל טוב ממנו משכמו ומעלה גבה מכל־העם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/9.htm">שמואל א 9:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ולו־היה בן ושמו שאול בחור וטוב ואין איש מבני ישראל טוב ממנו משכמו ומעלה גבה מכל־העם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/9.htm">שמואל א 9:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ולו היה בן ושמו שאול בחור וטוב ואין איש מבני ישראל טוב ממנו משכמו ומעלה גבה מכל העם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />He had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he had a son, whose name <i>was</i> Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and <i>there was</i> not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward <i>he was</i> higher than any of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man. There was no one more impressive among the Israelites than he. He stood a head taller than anyone else. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">choice</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 16:7</span> But the LORD said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 6:2</span> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 14:25,26</span> But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 9:23</span> Thus said the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither …</a></p><p class="hdg">from his shoulders</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 10:23</span> And they ran and fetched him there: and when he stood among the people…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 17:4</span> And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/13-33.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 13:33</span> And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2</a> • <a href="/niv/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/9-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 9:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 9:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/9-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 9:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 9:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>