1 Samuel 9:2
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And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
In other translations
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
Hebrew words
וְלוֹ־velov-and to <the> himהָיָהhayahhe belongedH1961בֵןvena sonH1121וּשְׁמוֹushemoand name hisH8034שָׁאוּלsha'ul[was] SaulH7586בָּחוּרbachura young manH970וָטוֹבvatovand goodH2896וְאֵיןve'einand notH369אִישׁ'isha manH376מִבְּנֵיmibeneifrom [the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478טוֹבtov[was] goodH2896מִמֶּנּוּmimenumore than himH4480מִשִּׁכְמוֹmishikhmofrom shoulder hisH7926וָמַעְלָהvama'lahand up -wardsH4605גָּבֹהַּgavoah[he was] tallH1364מִכָּל־mikolmore than allH3605הָעָם׃ha'amthe peopleH5971
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- 1 Samuel 10:23-2423 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.23 So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
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