1 Samuel

1 Samuel 13:1

¹Saul was thirty years old^a when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.^b

Footnotes

a 13:1 A few late LXX manuscripts; MT Saul was a son of a year
b 13:1 Or over Israel forty years(see Acts 13:21|ACT 13:21); MT over Israel two years

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
was	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
years old	שָׁנָ֖ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
when he became king	בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ	bə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and he reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
two	וּשְׁתֵּ֣י	ū·šə·tê	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
years	שָׁנִ֔ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.