ପ୍ରଥମ ଶାମୁୟେଲ 9:2
କୀଶ୍ଙ୍କର ପକ୍ସ୍ଟଅଙ୍କର ନାମ ଶାଉଲ। ଶାଉଲ ଜଣେ ସକ୍ସ୍ଟନ୍ଦର ପୁରୁଷ ଥିଲେ। ଶାଉଲ ସମସ୍ତ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟଙ୍କ ମଧିଅରେ ସକ୍ସ୍ଟନ୍ଦର ଥିଲେ ଏବଂ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ସ୍କନ୍ଧରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଅଧିକ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଥିଲେ।
| And he had | וְלֽוֹ | wĕlô | veh-LOH |
| a son, | הָיָ֨ה | hāyâ | ha-YA |
| name whose | בֵ֜ן | bēn | vane |
| was Saul, | וּשְׁמ֤וֹ | ûšĕmô | oo-sheh-MOH |
| man, young choice a | שָׁאוּל֙ | šāʾûl | sha-OOL |
| and a goodly: | בָּח֣וּר | bāḥûr | ba-HOOR |
| not was there and | וָט֔וֹב | wāṭôb | va-TOVE |
| children the among | וְאֵ֥ין | wĕʾên | veh-ANE |
| of Israel | אִ֛ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| a goodlier | מִבְּנֵ֥י | mibbĕnê | mee-beh-NAY |
| person | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| than | ט֣וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| shoulders his from he: | מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | mimmennû | mee-MEH-noo |
| and upward | מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ | miššikmô | mee-sheek-MOH |
| higher was he | וָמַ֔עְלָה | wāmaʿlâ | va-MA-la |
| than any | גָּבֹ֖הַּ | gābōah | ɡa-VOH-ah |
| of the people. | מִכָּל | mikkāl | mee-KAHL |
| הָעָֽם׃ | hāʿām | ha-AM |