Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSaul 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?’ 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? Hebrew Saulשָׁא֜וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites replied, וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond “Am I אָ֙נֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I not הֲל֨וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no a Benjamite יְמִינִ֤י (yə·mî·nî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1145: Benjamite -- a Benjaminite from the smallest מִקַּטַנֵּי֙ (miq·qa·ṭan·nê) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant tribe שִׁבְטֵ֣י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and is not my clan וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙ (ū·miš·paḥ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people the least הַצְּעִרָ֔ה (haṣ·ṣə·‘i·rāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 6810: Little, insignificant, young of all מִכָּֽל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the clans מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת (miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people of Benjamin? בִנְיָמִ֑ן (ḇin·yā·min) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites So why וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (wə·lām·māh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what would you say דִּבַּ֣רְתָּ (dib·bar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue such a thing כַּדָּבָ֖ר (kad·dā·ḇār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause to me?” אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to |
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