Acts 13:21

Acts 13:21

And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

a. NLT: Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.

b. NIV: Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

c. YLT: and thereafter they asked for a king, and God did give to them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;

d. Amplified Bible Classic: Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

e. Worrell Translation: And afterward they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul, a son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

1. “And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis…”

a. And afterward [Strong: 2547 * kakeithen kak-i'-then from 2532 and 1564; likewise from that place (or time):--and afterward (from) (thence), thence also.]

b. they desired [Strong: 154 * aiteo ahee-teh'-o of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):--ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require.]

c. a king [Strong: 935 * basileus bas-il-yooce' probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):--king.]

d. and [Strong: 2532 * kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

e. God [Strong: 2316 * theos theh'-os of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).]

f. gave [Strong: 1325 * didomi did'-o-mee a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.]

g. them [Strong: 846 * autos ow-tos' from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.]

h. Saul [Strong: 4549 * Saoul sah-ool' of Hebrew origin (7586); Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul:--Saul.]

i. the son [Strong: 5207 * huios hwee-os' apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:--child, foal, son.]

j. so Cis [Strong: 2797 * Kis kis of Hebrew origin (7027); Cis (i.e. Kish), an Israelite:--Cis.]

2. “…a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.”

a. a man [Strong: 435 * aner an'-ayr a primary word (compare 444); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.]

b. of [Strong: 1537 * ek ek or ex ex a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.]

c. the tribe [Strong: 5443 * phule foo-lay' from 5453 (compare 5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:--kindred, tribe.]

d. of Benjamin [Strong: 958 * Beniamin ben-ee-am-een' of Hebrew origin (1144); Benjamin, an Israelite:--Benjamin.]

e. by the space of [No greek text.]

f. forty [Strong: 5062 *  tessarakonta tes-sar-ak'-on-tah the decade of 5064; forty:--forty.]

g. years [Strong: 2094 * etos et'-os apparently a primary word; a year:--year.]

1). The length of Saul’s reign was 40 years.