1 Samuel 9:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Saulשָׁא֜וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
replied,וַיַּ֨עַן
(vai·ya·'an)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
"Am I not a Benjamite,יְמִינִ֤י
(ye·mi·ni)
1145: a desc. of Benjaminfrom Binyamin
of the smallestמִקַּטַנֵּי֙
(mik·ka·tan·nei)
6996a: small, young, unimportantfrom qaton
of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣י
(shiv·tei)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and my familyוּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙
(u·mish·pach·ti)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
the leastהַצְּעִרָ֔ה
(ha·tze·'i·rah,)
6810: little, insignificant, youngfrom tsaar
of allמִכָּֽל־
(mik·kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ות
(mish·pe·cho·vt)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
of the tribeשִׁבְטֵ֣י
(shiv·tei)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
of Benjamin?בִנְיָמִ֑ן
(vin·ya·min;)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin
Whyוְלָ֙מָּה֙
(ve·lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
then do you speakדִּבַּ֣רְתָּ
(dib·bar·ta)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to me in thisהַזֶּֽה׃
(haz·zeh.)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
way?"כַּדָּבָ֖ר
(kad·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar


















KJV Lexicon
And Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Am not I a Benjamite
Ben-ymiyniy  (ben-yem-ee-nee')
a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin -- Benjamite, of Benjamin.
of the smallest
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
of the tribes
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and my family
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
the least
tsa`iyr  (tsaw-eer')
little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble -- least, little (one), small (one), + young(-er, -est).
of all the families
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
of the tribe
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
of Benjamin
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
wherefore then speakest
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
thou so
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
to me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Saul replied, "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 do you speak to me in this way?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Saul responded, "Am I not a Benjaminite from the smallest of Israel's tribes and isn't my clan the least important of all the clans of the Benjaminite tribe? So why have you said something like this to me?"

International Standard Version
Saul answered: "Am I not a descendant of Benjamin from the least of the tribes of Israel? Isn't my family the least important of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why have you spoken to me like this?"

NET Bible
Saul replied, "Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel's tribes, and is not my family clan the smallest of all the tribes of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Saul replied, "I am a man from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe of Israel. My family is the most insignificant of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin. So why are you saying such things to me?"

King James 2000 Bible
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? why then speak you so to me?
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