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Acts 13:21

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And after that he gave [unto them] judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.	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.	And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And afterward^G2547 they desired^G154 a king^G935: and^G2532 God^G2316 gave^G1325 unto them^G846 Saul^G4549 the son^G5207 of Cis^G2797, a man^G435 of^G1537 the tribe^G5443 of Benjamin^G958, by the space of forty^G5062 years^G2094.

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Original Greek

κἀκεῖθεν ᾐτήσαντο βασιλέα, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Σαοὺλ υἱὸν Κίς, ἄνδρα ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμίν, ἔτη τεσσαράκοντα.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
κἀκεῖθεν	kakeithen	G2547	ADV-K	And afterward
ᾐτήσαντο	ētēsanto	G154	V-AMI-3P	they desired
βασιλέα,	basilea	G935	N-ASM	a king
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἔδωκεν	edōken	G1325	V-AAI-3S	gave
αὐτοῖς	autois	G846	P-DPM	unto them
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
Θεὸς	Theos	G2316	N-NSM	God
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	the
Σαοὺλ	Saoul	G4549	N-PRI	Saul
υἱὸν	huion	G5207	N-ASM	son
Κίς,	Kis	G2797	N-PRI	of Cis
ἄνδρα	andra	G435	N-ASM	a man
ἐκ	ek	G1537	PREP	of
φυλῆς	phulēs	G5443	N-GSF	the tribe
Βενιαμίν,	Beniamin	G958	N-PRI	of Benjamin
ἔτη	etē	G2094	N-APN	years
τεσσαράκοντα.	tessarakonta	G5062	A-NUI	by the space of forty

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G154 — αἰτέω (aitéō, ahee-teh'-o): I ask, request, beg, petition — of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):--ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare πυνθάνομαι.
• G435 — ἀνήρ (anḗr, an'-ayr): a male human being, a man — a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) 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. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G935 — βασιλεύς (basileús, bas-il-yooce'): a king, ruler, emperor — probably from βάσις (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):--king.
• G958 — Βενιαμίν (Beniamín, ben-ee-am-een'): Benjamin — of Hebrew origin (בִּנְיָמִין); Benjamin, an Israelite:--Benjamin.
• G1325 — δίδωμι (dídōmi, did'-o-mee): I offer, give — 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.
• G1537 — ἐκ (ek, ek): from out, out from among, from — 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.
• G2094 — ἔτος (étos, et'-os): a year — apparently a primary word; a year:--year.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — 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.
• G2547 — κἀκεῖθεν (kakeîthen, kak-i'-then): and thence, and from there — from καί and ἐκεῖθεν; likewise from that place (or time):--and afterward (from) (thence), thence also.
• G2797 — Κίς (Kís, kis): Kish — of Hebrew origin (קִישׁ); Cis (i.e. Kish), an Israelite:--Cis.
• G4549 — Σαούλ (Saoúl, sah-ool'): Saul — of Hebrew origin (שָׁאוּל); Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul:--Saul. Compare Σαῦλος.
• G5062 — τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta, tes-sar-ak'-on-tah): forty — the decade of τέσσαρες; forty:--forty.
• G5207 — υἱός (huiós, hwee-os'): a son, descendent — apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:--child, foal, son.
• G5443 — φυλή (phylḗ, foo-lay'): a tribe, race — from φύω (compare φύλλον); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:--kindred, tribe.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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