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21 Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was chosen.[a] Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen, but when they looked for him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore they asked the Lord again, “Has the man arrived here yet?”

The Lord answered, “He has. Look, he is is hiding among the baggage.”

23 So they ran and brought him from there. When he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the people.

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:21 The Greek text includes words not present in the Hebrew text. They are marked by half-brackets: He brought forward the tribe of Benjamin by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was chosen. ⎣Finally he brought forward the clan of the Matrites man by man.⎦ Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen.