1 Samuel 9:2
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
  וְלוֹ־
wə-lōw-
And heConjunctive waw :: Preposition :: third person masculine singular Conj-w | Prep | 3ms
1961 [e]הָיָ֨ה
hā-yāh
hadV-Qal-Perf-3ms
1121 [e]בֵ֜ן
ḇên
a sonN-ms
8034 [e]וּשְׁמ֤וֹ
ū-šə-mōw
and whose nameConj-w | N-msc | 3ms
7586 [e]שָׁאוּל֙
šā-’ūl
[was] SaulN-proper-ms
970 [e]בָּח֣וּר
bā-ḥūr
choiceN-ms
2896 [e]וָט֔וֹב
wā-ṭō-wḇ,
and handsomeConj-w | Adj-ms
369 [e]וְאֵ֥ין
wə-’ên
and [There was] notConj-w | Adv
376 [e]אִ֛ישׁ
’îš
a personN-ms
1121 [e]מִבְּנֵ֥י
mib-bə-nê
among the sonsPrep-m | N-mpc
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yiś-rā-’êl
of IsraelN-proper-ms
2896 [e]ט֣וֹב
ṭō-wḇ
more handsomeAdj-ms
4480 [e]מִמֶּ֑נּוּ
mim-men-nū;
than hePrep | 3ms
7926 [e]מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ
miš-šiḵ-mōw
from his shouldersPrep-m | N-msc | 3ms
4605 [e]וָמַ֔עְלָה
wā-ma‘-lāh,
and upwardConj-w | Adv | 3fs
1364 [e]גָּבֹ֖הַּ
gā-ḇō-ah
[he was] higherAdj-ms
3605 [e]מִכָּל־
mik-kāl
than anyPrep-m | N-msc
5971 [e]הָעָֽם׃
hā-‘ām.
of the peopleArt | N-ms





















Hebrew Texts
שמואל א 9:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְלֹו־הָיָ֨ה בֵ֜ן וּשְׁמֹ֤ו שָׁאוּל֙ בָּח֣וּר וָטֹ֔וב וְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל טֹ֣וב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מִשִּׁכְמֹ֣ו וָמַ֔עְלָה גָּבֹ֖הַּ מִכָּל־הָעָֽם׃

שמואל א 9:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ולו־היה בן ושמו שאול בחור וטוב ואין איש מבני ישראל טוב ממנו משכמו ומעלה גבה מכל־העם׃

שמואל א 9:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ולו־היה בן ושמו שאול בחור וטוב ואין איש מבני ישראל טוב ממנו משכמו ומעלה גבה מכל־העם׃

שמואל א 9:2 Hebrew Bible
ולו היה בן ושמו שאול בחור וטוב ואין איש מבני ישראל טוב ממנו משכמו ומעלה גבה מכל העם׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people.

King James Bible
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man. There was no one more impressive among the Israelites than he. He stood a head taller than anyone else.
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