OET interlinear 1SA 9:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

וַֽ⁠יְהִי־אִ֣ישׁ מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ין

and=he/it_was (a)_man (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was (a)_man מ,בן ימין and=his/its=name Qīsh son_of ʼAⱱī^ʼēl son_of Tsərōr/(Zeror) son_of Bəkōrat son_of ʼAfīaḩ son_of (a)_man Binyāmīnite mighty wealth )

The author is using this phrase to introduce Saul as a new participant in the story, beginning in this verse by providing information about his father Kish and his ancestry. Your language may have its own way of introducing new participants that you can use in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י

(a)_man (a)_man Binyāmīnite

This expression could mean the same thing as a man from Benjamin earlier in the verse. In that case, the author would be repeating this information for emphasis. However, this expression could also mean that Kish was not only a member of the tribe of Benjamin by descent but that he was also still living within the territory of that tribe. The UST models one way to express that meaning.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

גִּבּ֖וֹר חָֽיִל

mighty wealth

While in many biblical contexts this expression describes a soldier who can fight powerfully and effectively, the terms can also describe a great man of wealth, and many interpreters consider that to be the implicit meaning in this context. The UST models one way to express this meaning.