1 Samuel 9:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:21 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 →
וַיַּ֨עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲל֨וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בֶן
Ben-yᵉmîynîy
H1145
Benjamite
יְמִינִ֤י
Ben-yᵉmîynîy
H1145
Benjamite
אָ֨נֹכִי֙
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מִקַּטַנֵּי֙
qâṭân
H6996
small
שִׁבְטֵ֣י
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
הַצְּעִרָ֔ה
tsâʻîyr
H6810
little
מִכָּֽל
kôl
H3605
all
מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
שִׁבְטֵ֣י
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
בִנְיָמִ֑ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
וְלָ֨מָּה֙
mâh
H4100
what
דִּבַּ֣רְתָּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
כַּדָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul answered, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then speak you to me after this manner?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul answered and said, “ I not a Benjamite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my clan the least of all of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? So why have you spoken to me according to this word?”
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