Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 9:1

A church father on this verse
“The name Benjamin is a combination, then, of two words, son and right hand: ben means "son" and jamin means "right hand."Let us remember once for all that the tribe of Benjamin was called Jemini. We read in the book of Kings [Samuel], where it speaks of Saul, the words "Now there was a man of Benjamin whose name was S…”
Jerome, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 3 (PS 7)

Source: Septuagint

Original

1And there was a man of the sons of Benjamin, and his name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjaminite, a man of might.

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In context

— 1 Samuel 9:1 —

2And this man had a son, and his name was Saul, of great stature, a goodly man; and there was not among the sons of Israel a goodlier than he, high above all the people from his shoulders and upward.

3And the asses of Kish the father of Saul were lost; and Kish said to Saul his son, Take with thee one of the young men, and arise ye, and go and seek the asses.

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