Verse 21
1 Samuel 9:21
American Standard Version
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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 to me after this manner?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֨עַן שָׁא֜וּל וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר הֲ/ל֨וֹא בֶן יְמִינִ֤י אָ֨נֹכִי֙ מִ/קַּטַנֵּי֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּ/מִשְׁפַּחְתִּ/י֙ הַ/צְּעִרָ֔ה מִ/כָּֽל מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת שִׁבְטֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן וְ/לָ֨/מָּה֙ דִּבַּ֣רְתָּ אֵלַ֔/י כַּ/דָּבָ֖ר הַ/זֶּֽה
English Translation
And Saul answered and said, "Am I not a Benjamite, from the least of the tribes of Israel, and my family the smallest of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?"
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Chapter 9 Context
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Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of...
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And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the childre...
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And the asses of Kish, Saul`s father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the...
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And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but the...
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When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let u...
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And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God (Elohim), and he is a man that...
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Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is...
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And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel...
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9
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God (Elohim), thus he said, Come, and let us go...
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Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man...
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As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said u...
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And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he is] before thee: make haste now, for he is come...
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as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high...
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And they went up to the city; [and] as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward the...
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Now Jehovah had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
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To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint...
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And when Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah said unto him, Behold, the man of whom I spake to thee! this same...
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Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer`s house is...
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And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall...
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And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not they mind on them; for they are found....
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21
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my fa...
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And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in...
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And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set i...
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And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And [Samuel] sai...
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As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before...
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