1 Samuel 9:21
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6030 [e]וַיַּ֨עַן
way-ya-‘an
And answeredConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
7586 [e]שָׁא֜וּל
šā-’ūl
SaulN-proper-ms
559 [e]וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
way-yō-mer
and saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
3808 [e]הֲל֨וֹא
hă-lō-w
NotAdv-NegPrt
1145 [e]בֶן־
ḇen-
a Ben-N-msc
1145 [e]יְמִינִ֤י
yə-mî-nî
jaminiteN-proper-ms
595 [e]אָ֙נֹכִי֙
’ā-nō-ḵî
[am] IPro-1cs
6996 [e]מִקַּטַנֵּי֙
miq-qa-ṭan-nê
from the smallestPrep-m | Adj-mpc
7626 [e]שִׁבְטֵ֣י
šiḇ-ṭê
of the tribesN-mpc
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yiś-rā-’êl
of IsraelN-proper-ms
4940 [e]וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙
ū-miš-paḥ-tî
and my familyConj-w | N-fsc | 1cs
6810 [e]הַצְּעִרָ֔ה
haṣ-ṣə-‘i-rāh
the leastArt | Adj-fs
3605 [e]מִכָּֽל־
mik-kāl
of allPrep-m | N-msc
4940 [e]מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת
miš-pə-ḥō-wṯ
the clansN-fpc
7626 [e]שִׁבְטֵ֣י
šiḇ-ṭê
of the tribeN-mpc
1144 [e]בִנְיָמִ֑ן
ḇin-yā-min
of BenjaminN-proper-ms
4100 [e]וְלָ֙מָּה֙
wə-lām-māh
And whyConj-w | Interrog
1696 [e]דִּבַּ֣רְתָּ
dib-bar-tā
do you speakV-Piel-Perf-2ms
413 [e]אֵלַ֔י
’ê-lay
to mePrep | 1cs
1697 [e]כַּדָּבָ֖ר
kad-dā-ḇār
likePrep-k, Art | N-ms
2088 [e]הַזֶּֽה׃ס
haz-zeh
thisArt | Pro-ms





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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?”

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul answereth and saith, ‘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? and why hast thou spoken unto me according to this word?’

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? ”

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?
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