1 Samuel 13:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־שָׁנָ֖ה שָׁא֣וּל בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁתֵּ֣י שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

ben-šānâ šāʾûl in mālĕkô and šĕtê šānîm mālak over-yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*ben-šānâ*: construct state - son of year/one year old
*šāʾûl*: proper noun, subject - Saul
*bĕmālĕkô*: preposition + infinitive construct with 3ms suffix - in his becoming king/when he began to reign
*šĕtê*: construct state, feminine dual - two
*šānîm*: feminine plural - years
*mālak*: qal perfect, 3ms - he reigned/ruled
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

*ben-šānâ*: son of a year/one year old/[textual difficulty exists in this verse]
*mālĕkô*: his becoming king/his kingship/his reign
*mālak*: reigned/ruled/was king

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 12:5 : 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
Mic 6:6 : 6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

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