New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Chronicles

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They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul's kinsmen from Benjamin.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
They were equipped probably to handle or be equipped with Verb H5401 נֹ֣שְׁקֵי no·she·kei
with bows, a bow Noun H7198 קֶ֗שֶׁת ke·shet
using both the right hand to go to or choose the right, to use the right hand Verb H3231 מַיְמִינִ֤ים may·mi·nim
and the left to take the left Verb H8041 וּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙ u·mas·mi·lim
[to sling] stones a stone Noun H68 בָּֽאֲבָנִ֔ים ba·'a·va·nim,
and [to shoot] arrows arrow Noun H2671 וּבַחִצִּ֖ים u·va·chi·tzim
from the bow; a bow Noun H7198 בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת bak·ka·shet;
[they were] Saul's "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֖וּל sha·'ul
kinsmen a brother Noun H251 מֵאֲחֵ֥י me·'a·chei
from Benjamin. "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr . Noun H1144 מִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃ mib·bin·ya·min.

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Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul's kinsmen from Benjamin.
King James Bible They were equipped armed with bows, using and could use both the right hand and the left to sling in hurling stones and to shoot shooting arrows from the bow; they were out of a bow, even of Saul's kinsmen from brethren of Benjamin.
Hebrew Greek English They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul's kinsmen from Benjamin.