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21 Then he sorted through the clans of the tribe of Benjamin by the same method, and the clan of the Matrites was chosen. [Within that clan, he brought each man forward one by one,][a] and Saul, son of Kish, was chosen. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.

22 So they asked the Eternal One if the man had yet arrived.

Eternal One: Look! He has hidden himself among the baggage.

23 Then they hurried to find him and bring him in front of the people; and when he emerged, he stood head and shoulders above everyone else.

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  1. 10:21 Hebrew manuscripts omit this portion.

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