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I Samuel 9:Verse 2

KJV
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And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Numbers 13:33Genesis 6:21 Samuel 16:72 Samuel 14:252 Samuel 14:26
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What Does I Samuel 9:2 Mean?

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"Towering over his countrymen, Saul is introduced solely through his physical aesthetics and striking appearance, painting the picture of a man who vis..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

American Standard Version
ASV

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

American King James Version
AKJV

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and he hath a son, and his name is Saul, a choice youth and goodly, and there is not a man among the sons of Israel goodlier than hefrom his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Darby Translation
Darby

And he had a son whose name was Saul, choice and comely; and there was not among the children of Israel a comelier person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Webster Bible
Webster

And he had a son, whose name [was] Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and [there was] not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he: from his shoulders and upward [he was] higher than any of the people.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And he had a sonne called Saul, a goodly yong man and a faire: so that among the children of Israel there was none goodlier then he: from the shoulders vpwarde he was hier then any of the people.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and goodly man, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he appeared above all the people.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

and, he, had a son, whose name, was Saul, a choice young man and of noble appearance, and there was not a man of the sons of Israel, more noble than he,—from his shoulders and upwards, was he taller than any of the people.

Literal Translation
LITV

And he had a young and handsome son, and his name was Saul. And there was not a man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he, being taller than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

Modern King James
MKJV

And he had a son named Saul, a young and handsome one. And there was not a man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he, being taller than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

Updated King James
UKJV

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

He had a son whose name was Saul, a young and handsome man. There was not a man from the ⌞Israelites⌟ more handsome than he was; from his shoulders up, he was taller than all the people.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, young and goodly, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And he had a son called Saul, an elect and good man. And there was not a man among the sons of Israel better than he was. For he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and handsome: and there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was taller than any of the people.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And to hym was a sone, Saul bi name, chosun and good; and no man of the sones of Israel was betere than he; fro the schuldur and aboue he apperide ouer al the puple.

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