1 Samuel 9:2 
Context| NET © | He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people. |
| NIV © | He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the others. |
| NASB © | He had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people. |
| NLT © | His son Saul was the most handsome man in Israel––head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land. |
| MSG © | He had a son, Saul, a most handsome young man. There was none finer--he literally stood head and shoulders above the crowd! |
| 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. |
| NRSV © | He had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he; he stood head and shoulders above everyone else. |
| NKJV © | And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. |
| KJV | And he had a son <01121>_, whose name <08034> [was] Saul <07586>_, a choice young man <0970>_, and a goodly <02896>_: and [there was] not among the children <01121> of Israel <03478> a goodlier <02896> person <0376> than he: from his shoulders <07926> and upward <04605> [he was] higher <01364> than any of the people <05971>_. |
| NASB © | He had <01961> a son <01121> whose name <08034> was Saul <07586> , a choice <0970> and handsome <02896> man, and there <0369> was not a more <04480> person <0376> than <04480> he among <04480> the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> ; from his shoulders <07926> and up he was taller <01364> than <04480> any <03605> of the people .<05971> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | He had <01961> a son <01121> named <08034> Saul <07586> , a handsome <02896> young man <0970> . There was no <0369> one <0376> among the Israelites <03478> <01121> more <04480> handsome <02896> than <04480> he was; he stood head <01364> and shoulders <07926> above <04605> all <03605> the people .<05971> |
| NET © | He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people. |
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