21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 9:21:1 ⧉וַיַּ֨עַןvayaanand he answered 1 Samuel 9:21:2 ⧉שָׁא֜וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 9:21:3 ⧉וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 9:21:4 ⧉הֲל֨וֹאhalois it not 1 Samuel 9:21:5 ⧉בֶן־יְמִינִ֤יvenyeminia Benjaminite son 1 Samuel 9:21:6 ⧉אָנֹ֙כִי֙anokhiI 1 Samuel 9:21:7 ⧉מִקַּטַנֵּי֙mikkatannefrom the small ones of 1 Samuel 9:21:8 ⧉שִׁבְטֵ֣יshivtethe tribes of 1 Samuel 9:21:9 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael 1 Samuel 9:21:10 ⧉וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙umishpakhatiand my clan 1 Samuel 9:21:11 ⧉הַצְּעִרָ֔הhatseirathe small or the insignificant {fem.} 1 Samuel 9:21:12 ⧉מִכָּֽל־מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmikkholmishpekhotfrom all the clans of 1 Samuel 9:21:13 ⧉שִׁבְטֵ֣יshivtethe tribes of 1 Samuel 9:21:14 ⧉בִנְיָמִ֑ןvinyaminBenjamin 1 Samuel 9:21:15 ⧉וְלָ֙מָּה֙velamaand why 1 Samuel 9:21:16 ⧉דִּבַּ֣רְתָּdibbartayou spoke 1 Samuel 9:21:17 ⧉אֵלַ֔יelaito me 1 Samuel 9:21:18 ⧉כַּדָּבָ֖רkaddavaraccording to the word or like the thing 1 Samuel 9:21:19 ⧉הַזֶּֽה׃סhazethis |
21. Formal Translation And Saul answered and said, “Am I not a son of Benjamin and is not my clan the smallest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? And why have you spoken this word to me?” |
21. Dynamic Translation Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my family the least of all the families of Benjamin? Why do you say this to me?” |