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1 Samuel 9:2

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

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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.

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.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלוֹ־ve.lov-and to <the> him
הָיָ֨הha.Yahhe belongedH1961 →
בֵ֜ןvena sonH1121 →
וּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.Moand name hisH8034 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'Ul[was] SaulH7586 →
בָּח֣וּרba.Chura young manH970 →
וָט֔וֹבva.Tovand goodH2896 →
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand notH369 →
אִ֛ישׁ'isha manH376 →
מִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.Neifrom [the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
ט֣וֹבTov[was] goodH2896 →
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.numore than himH4480 →
מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.Mofrom shoulder hisH7926 →
וָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahand up -wardsH4605 →
גָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ah[he was] tallH1364 →
מִכָּל־mi.kolmore than allH3605 →
הָעָֽם׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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1 Samuel 10:23So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”Numbers 13:33We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”2 Samuel 14:25–26Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.1 Samuel 17:4Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.1 Kings 1:6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)2 Samuel 14:25Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.1 Samuel 10:23–24So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.Psalms 119:96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.

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