1 Samuel 21:13
So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
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ASV
And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
KJV
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ | vay.sha.No | and he changed it | H8138 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| טַעְמוֹ֙ | ta'.Mo | sense his | H2940 → |
| בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם | be.'Ei.nei.Hem | in view their | H5869 → |
| וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל | vai.yit.ho.Lel | and he pretended to be mad | H1984 → |
| בְּיָדָ֑ם | be.ya.Dam | in hand their | H3027 → |
| וַיְתָיו֙ | vay.tav | and he made marks | H8427 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| דַּלְת֣וֹת | dal.Tot | [the] doors of | H1817 → |
| הַשַּׁ֔עַר | ha.Sha.'ar | the gate | H8179 → |
| וַיּ֥וֹרֶד | vai.Yo.red | and he made to flow down | H3381 → |
| רִיר֖וֹ | ri.Ro | spittle his | H7388 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| זְקָנֽוֹ׃ | ze.ka.No | beard his | H2206 → |
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