KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 9:2
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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 he—from his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 9
1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
2 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.
3 And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found [them] not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and [there they were] not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found [them] not.
5 [And] when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us.
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וְלוֹ־H9033 · ohimהָיָ֨הH1961 · ha.yahto beבֵ֜ןH1121 · benson: childוּשְׁמ֤וֹH8034 · shemnameשָׁאוּל֙H7586 · sha.ulSaulבָּח֣וּרH970 · ba.churyouthוָט֔וֹבH2896 · tovpleasantוְאֵ֥יןH369 · a.yinnothingאִ֛ישׁH376 · ishmanמִבְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelט֣וֹבH2896 · tovpleasantמִמֶּ֑נּוּH4480 · minfromמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹH7926 · she.khemshoulderוָמַ֔עְלָהH4605 · ma.alaboveגָּבֹ֖הַּH1364 · ga.vo.ahhighמִכָּל־H3605 · kolallהָעָֽם׃H5971 · ampeople
Cross-references
2 Samuel 14:25-26But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.Numbers 13:33And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.Genesis 6:2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.1 Samuel 17:4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height [was] six cubits and a span.Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches:1 Samuel 10:23-24And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
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