1 Samuel

1 Samuel 10:20–21

²⁰Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. ²¹Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected.^e Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.

Footnotes

e 10:21 LXX includes And he brought the family of the Matrites near, man by man.

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1 Samuel 10:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
had all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
come forward	וַיַּקְרֵ֣ב	way·yaq·rêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
and the tribe	שֵׁ֥בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִֽן׃	bin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
was selected	וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד	way·yil·lā·ḵêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)

1 Samuel 10:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he had the tribe	שֵׁ֤בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִן֙	bin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
come forward	וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב	way·yaq·rêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
by its clans	לְמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ	lə·miš·paḥ·tō	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4940 clan
and the clan	מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
of Matri	הַמַּטְרִ֑י	ham·maṭ·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4309 Matri
was selected	וַתִּלָּכֵ֖ד	wat·til·lā·ḵêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
Finally	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Kish	קִ֔ישׁ	qîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7027 Kish
was selected	וַיִּלָּכֵד֙	way·yil·lā·ḵêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
But when they looked for him	וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ	way·ḇaq·šu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
they could not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find him	נִמְצָֽא׃	nim·ṣā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.