1 Samuel 9:21
ContextNET © | Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel’s tribes, and is not my family clan the smallest of all the tribes of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?” |
NIV © | Saul answered, "But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you say such a thing to me?" |
NASB © | Saul replied, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me in this way?" |
NLT © | Saul replied, "But I’m only from Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least important of all the families of that tribe! Why are you talking like this to me?" |
MSG © | Saul answered, "But I'm only a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel's tribes, and from the most insignificant clan in the tribe at that. Why are you talking to me like this?" |
BBE © | And Saul said, Am I not a man of Benjamin, the smallest of all the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of the families of Benjamin? why then do you say these words to me? |
NRSV © | Saul answered, "I am only a Benjaminite, from the least of the tribes of Israel, and my family is the humblest of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin. Why then have you spoken to me in this way?" |
NKJV © | And Saul answered and said, " Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?" |
KJV | |
NASB © | Saul <07586> replied <06030> , "Am I not a Benjamite <01145> , of the smallest <06996> of the tribes <07626> of Israel <03478> , and my family <04940> the least <06810> of all <03605> the families <04940> of the tribe <07626> of Benjamin <01144> ? Why <04100> then do you speak <01696> to me in this <02088> way ?"<01697> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | Saul <07586> replied <06030> , “Am I <0595> not <03808> a Benjaminite <01145> , from the smallest <06996> of Israel’s <03478> tribes <07626> , and is not my family <04940> clan <04940> the smallest <06810> of all <03605> the tribes <07626> of Benjamin <01144> ? Why <04100> do you speak <01696> to me <0413> in this <02088> way ?”<01697> |
NET © | Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel’s tribes, and is not my family clan the smallest of all the tribes of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?” |
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