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OET (OET-LV) and_answered Shāʼūl and_he/it_said am_not a_Ben- jaminite [am]_I from_smallest[fn] of_the_tribes of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_family_my the_least from_all the_clans of_the_tribes of_Binyāmīn and_for_what have_you_spoken to_me in_the_way the_this.
9:21 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
OET (OET-RV) “But I’m a Benyamite,” Sha’ul responded, “That’s the smallest tribe in Israel, and my clan’s the lowliest of all the Benyamite clans. So why did you talk to me like that?”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Am not I a Benjamite … of Israel? Is not my clan … Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this manner?
(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered Shāʼūl and=he/it_said am=not son_of Benjamite I from,smallest tribes Yisrael and,family,my the,least from=all clans_of tribe Binyāmīn and=for=what? speak to=me in_the,way the,this )
Saul is expressing surprise because Benjamin was the smallest tribe in Israel, and other Israelites considered the tribe unimportant. Also, Benjamites considered the clan of which Saul was a member as unimportant. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind these questions as statements. Alternate translation: “I am from the tribe of Benjamin, the least important of all tribes. And my clan is the least important clan in our tribe. I do not understand why you are saying that the Israelite people want me and my family to do something important.”
9:21 the smallest tribe: Saul tried to downplay Benjamin’s prominence, but they were powerful warriors (Judg 20:14-31; cp. study note on 1 Sam 10:17). What better tribe to lead in battle?
• least important of all the families: Cp. 9:1.
OET (OET-LV) and_answered Shāʼūl and_he/it_said am_not a_Ben- jaminite [am]_I from_smallest[fn] of_the_tribes of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_family_my the_least from_all the_clans of_the_tribes of_Binyāmīn and_for_what have_you_spoken to_me in_the_way the_this.
9:21 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
OET (OET-RV) “But I’m a Benyamite,” Sha’ul responded, “That’s the smallest tribe in Israel, and my clan’s the lowliest of all the Benyamite clans. So why did you talk to me like that?”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.