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20 So Samuel brought all of the tribes of Israel in front of him, and he chose the tribe of Benjamin by drawing lots. 21 Then he sorted through the clans of the tribe of Benjamin by the same method, and the clan of the Matrites was chosen. [Within that clan, he brought each man forward one by one,][a] and Saul, son of Kish, was chosen. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.

22 So they asked the Eternal One if the man had yet arrived.

Eternal One: Look! He has hidden himself among the baggage.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:21 Hebrew manuscripts omit this portion.

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