1 Samuel 9:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלוֹ
הָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בֵ֜ן
bên
H1121
son
וּשְׁמ֤וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בָּח֣וּר
bâchûwr
H970
young man
וָט֔וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
אִ֛ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִבְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ
min
H4480
from
מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ
shᵉkem
H7926
shoulder
וָמַ֔עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
גָּבֹ֖הַּ
gâbôahh
H1364
high
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָֽם
ʻam
H5971
people
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World English Bible Public Domain
He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a son was to him, and his name Saul, a youth and good, and no man from the sons of Israel better than him. From his shoulder and upward taller than all of the people.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).