Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin. Young's Literal Translation and thereafter they asked for a king, and God did give to them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years; King James Bible And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. Greek Thenκἀκεῖθεν (kakeithen) Conjunction Strong's 2547: And thence, and from there; and then afterwards. From kai and ekeithen; likewise from that place. [the people] asked for ᾐτήσαντο (ētēsanto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. a king, βασιλέα (basilea) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. gave ἔδωκεν (edōken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. forty τεσσεράκοντα (tesserakonta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 5062: Forty. The decade of tessares; forty. years ἔτη (etē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year. [under] Saul Σαοὺλ (Saoul) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4549: Of Hebrew origin; Saul, the Jewish name of Paul. son υἱὸν (huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Kish, Κίς (Kis) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2797: Kish, the father of Saul. Of Hebrew origin; Cis, an Israelite. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [the] tribe φυλῆς (phylēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 5443: A tribe or race of people. From phuo; an offshoot, i.e. Race or clan. of Benjamin. Βενιαμίν (Beniamin) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 958: Benjamin, youngest son of Jacob, founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Benjamin, an Israelite. |