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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.
1 Samuel 21:13
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ אֶת־טַעְמוֹ֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיְתָיו֙ עַל־דַּלְת֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔עַר וַיּ֥וֹרֶד רִיר֖וֹ אֶל־זְקָנֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹvay.sha.No“and he changed it”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁנָה · “to change” · Strong's H8138A
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. טַעְמוֹ֙ta'.Mo“sense his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טַ֫עַם · “taste” · Strong's H2940
  4. בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.Hem“in view their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַ֫יִן · “before(the eyes)” · Strong's H5869J
  5. וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖לvai.yit.ho.Lel“and he pretended to be mad”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַל · “to be foolish” · Strong's H1984C
  6. בְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.Dam“in hand their”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  7. וַיְתָיו֙vay.tav“and he made marks”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תָּוָה · “to mark” · Strong's H8427
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. דַּלְת֣וֹתdal.Tot“[the] doors of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from דֶּ֫לֶת · “door” · Strong's H1817C
  10. הַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'ar“the gate”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  11. וַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.red“and he made to flow down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  12. רִיר֖וֹri.Ro“spittle his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רִיר · “spittle” · Strong's H7388
  13. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. זְקָנֽוֹ׃ze.ka.No“beard his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָקָן · “beard” · Strong's H2206
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)