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Berean Standard Bible

“Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?””

1 Samuel 9:21

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Saul, a young man from Benjamin, is searching for his father's lost donkeys when he meets the prophet Samuel. Unknown to Saul, the Lord has told Samuel that this is the man to be Israel's first king.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Saul answered, “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 like this?”

King James Version (KJV)

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?

Bible in Basic English (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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Saúl respondió, y dijo: ¿No soy yo hijo de Benjamín, de las más pequeñas tribus de Israel? Y mi familia ¿no es la más pequeña de todas las familias de la tribu de Benjamín? ¿por qué pues me has dicho cosa semejante?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Perdóneme, señor —respondió Saúl—. Yo soy de la tribu de Benjamín, la menor de las tribus de Israel, y mi familia es la menos importante de todas las familias de mi tribu. Debe de haberse equivocado de hombre.

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