1 Samuel
1 Samuel 9:21
21Saul 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?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saul | שָׁא֜וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| replied | וַיַּ֨עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Am I | אָ֙נֹכִי֙ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| not | הֲל֨וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a Benjamite | יְמִינִ֤י | yə·mî·nî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1145 Benjaminite |
| from the smallest | מִקַּטַנֵּי֙ | miq·qa·ṭan·nē | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| tribe | שִׁבְטֵ֣י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and is not my clan | וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙ | ū·miš·paḥ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4940 clan |
| the least | הַצְּעִרָ֔ה | haṣ·ṣə·‘i·rāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H6810 little, insignificant, young |
| of all | מִכָּֽל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the clans | מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת | miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4940 clan |
| of Benjamin | בִנְיָמִ֑ן | ḇin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| So why | וְלָ֙מָּה֙ | wə·lām·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| would you say | דִּבַּ֣רְתָּ | dib·bar·tā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| such a thing | כַּדָּבָ֖ר | kad·dā·ḇār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 15:17 · Judges 20:46–48 · Luke 14:11 · Ephesians 3:8 · Psalm 68:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.