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Shmuel Alef 9:1-3
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Shmuel Alef 9:1-3
Orthodox Jewish Bible
9 Now there was an ish of Binyamin, shmo Kish Ben Aviel Ben Tzeror Ben Bechorat Ben Aphiach, an ish of Binyamin, a gibbor chayil (man of valor).
2 And he had a ben, shmo Sha’ul, a handsome bochur; and there was not among the Bnei Yisroel one more handsome than he; he was head and shoulders taller than kol HaAm.
3 And the donkeys of Kish Avi Sha’ul were lost. And Kish said to Sha’ul bno, Take now one of the ne’arim with thee, and arise, go look for the donkeys.
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1 Samuel 9:1-3
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1 Samuel 9:1-3
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Samuel Anoints Saul
9 There was a Benjamite,(A) a man of standing,(B) whose name was Kish(C) son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. 2 Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome(D) a young man as could be found(E) anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller(F) than anyone else.
3 Now the donkeys(G) belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.”
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