Verse 23

1 Samuel 10:23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יָּרֻ֨צוּ֙ וַ/יִּקָּחֻ֣/הוּ מִ/שָּׁ֔ם וַ/יִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ הָ/עָ֑ם וַ/יִּגְבַּהּ֙ מִ/כָּל הָ/עָ֔ם מִ/שִּׁכְמ֖/וֹ וָ/מָֽעְלָ/ה

English Translation

And they ran and took him from there, and he stood among the people and was taller than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

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Chapter 10 Context

1 And Samuel took a little vial of oil and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold,... Focus ↗

2 When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the b... Focus ↗

3 And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, ther... Focus ↗

4 And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand. Focus ↗

5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God (Elohim), where the garrison of the Philistines is: an... Focus ↗

6 And the spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be cha... Focus ↗

7 When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, for the Lord is... Focus ↗

8 And thou shalt go down before me to Galgal, (for I will come down to thee,) that thou mayest offer a... Focus ↗

9 So when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God (Elohim) gave unto him another heart, and all... Focus ↗

10 And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the spirit of the... Focus ↗

11 And all that had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and p... Focus ↗

12 And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul al... Focus ↗

13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. Focus ↗

14 And Saul's uncle said to him, and to his servant: Whither went you? They answered: To seek the asses... Focus ↗

15 And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee. Focus ↗

16 And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom o... Focus ↗

17 And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha: Focus ↗

18 And he said to the children of Israel: Thus saith the Lord the God (Elohim) of Israel: I brought up... Focus ↗

19 But you this day have rejected your God (Elohim), who only hath saved you out of all your evils and... Focus ↗

20 And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin. Focus ↗

21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell Upon the kindred of... Focus ↗

22 And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold... Focus ↗

23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than...

24 And Samuel said to all the people: Surely you see him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none... Focus ↗

25 And Samuel told the people the law of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the... Focus ↗

26 Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, whose hear... Focus ↗

27 But the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and br... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 10 (27 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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