- my family is poor:
- Heb. my thousand is the meanest, "Moreover thou¹ shalt provideª° out of all¹¹ the peopleª ableª men,²¹ such as fearª God,ª men²¹ of truth,ª hatingª° covetousness;ª and placeª° [such] over¹ them, [to be] rulersª of thousands,ª [and] rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens:ª ... And Mosesª choseª° ableª men²¹ out of all¹¹ Israel,ª and madeª° them headsª over¹ the people,ª rulersª of thousands,ª rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens.ª" {Exd 18:21-25} + "And Saulª answeredª° and said,ª° [Am] not¹ I¹ a Benjamite,ª of the smallestª¹ of the tribesª of Israel?ª and my familyª the leastª of all¹¹ the familiesª of the tribeª of Benjamin?ª wherefore¹ then speakestª° thou soª¹ to¹ me?" {1Sm 9:21} + "And Saul'sª servantsª spakeª°¹ those¹ wordsª in the earsª of David.ª And Davidª said,ª° Seemethª it to you [a] lightª° [thing] to be a king'sª son in law,²°¹ seeing that I¹ [am] a poorª° man,ª and lightly esteemed?ª°" {1Sm 18:23} + "But thou,¹ Bethlehemª Ephratah,ª [though] thou be¹ littleª among the thousandsª of Judah,ª [yet] out of¹ thee shall he come forthª° unto me [that is] to be¹ rulerª° in Israel;ª whose goings forthª [have been] from of old,ª¹ from everlasting.ªª¹" {Mic 5:2}
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