1 Samuel 10:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller than any of the others.

New Living Translation
So they found him and brought him out, and he stood head and shoulders above anyone else.

English Standard Version
Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

Berean Study Bible
So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.

New American Standard Bible
So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

NASB 1995
So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

NASB 1977
So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

Amplified Bible
So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

Christian Standard Bible
They ran and got him from there. When he stood among the people, he stood a head taller than anyone else.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They ran and got him from there. When he stood among the people, he stood a head taller than anyone else.

Contemporary English Version
The people ran and got Saul and brought him into the middle of the crowd. He was more than a head taller than anyone else.

Good News Translation
So they ran and brought Saul out to the people, and they could see that he was a foot taller than anyone else.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They ran and got him from there. As he stood among the people, he was a head taller than everyone else.

International Standard Version
They ran and brought him from there. When he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the others by a head.

NET Bible
So they ran and brought him from there. When he took his position among the people, he stood head and shoulders above them all.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

New King James Version
So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

King James 2000 Bible
And they ran and brought him there: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

New Heart English Bible
They ran and fetched him there; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

World English Bible
They ran and fetched him there; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

American King James Version
And they ran and fetched him there: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

American Standard Version
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

A Faithful Version
And they ran and brought him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than all of the people from the shoulders and upward.

Darby Bible Translation
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

English Revised Version
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they ran and brought him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And they ranne, and brought him thence: and when he stoode among the people, he was hier then any of the people from the shoulders vpwarde.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And they ranne and set him thence, and when he stoode among the people, he was hygher then any of the people from the shoulders vpwarde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then ranne they thither, and fetched him. And whan he stode amonge the people, he was hygher by the heade then all the people.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they run and bring him there, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

Young's Literal Translation
And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will run and take him from thence, and he will stand in the midst of the people; and he will be high above all the people, from his shoulders and above.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so they ran and brought him there. And he stood in the midst of the people, and he was taller than the entire people, from the shoulders upward.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they ran and brought him from there, and he stood among the people and was taller than all the people, from his shoulder and above

Lamsa Bible
And they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was head and shoulders higher than any of the people.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upwards.
















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