1 Samuel 9:21
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And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
In other translations
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808בֶן־ven-a Ben-H1145יְמִינִיyeminijaminiteH1145אָנֹכִי'anokhi[am] IH595מִקַּטַנֵּיmikataneifrom [the] small ofH6996שִׁבְטֵיshivtei[the] tribes ofH7626יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּיumishpachtiand [is] clan? myH4940הַצְּעִרָהhatze'irahthe insignificantH6810מִכָּל־mikolof allH3605מִשְׁפְּחוֹתmishpechot[the] clans ofH4940שִׁבְטֵיshivtei[the] tribes ofH7626בִנְיָמִןvinyaminBenjaminH1144וְלָמָּהvelamahand <to> why?H4100דִּבַּרְתָּdibartahave you spokenH1696אֵלַי'elaito meH413כַּדָּבָרkadavaraccording to the mannerH1697הַזֶּה׃ סhazeh<the> thisH2088
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
- Ephesians 3:8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Judges 20:46-4846 So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour. 47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.46 That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor. 47 But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
- Psalm 68:27There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
- Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Judges 6:14-1514 And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? 15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?” 15 “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
- Hosea 13:1When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.
- 1 Samuel 18:18And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
- 1 Samuel 10:27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
- 1 Samuel 18:23And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
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