1 Samuel

1 Samuel 19:16

¹⁶And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the goat hair on its head.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when the messengers	הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים	ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
entered	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
there was	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the idol	הַתְּרָפִ֖ים	hat·tə·rā·p̄îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8655 Teraphim
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the bed	הַמִּטָּ֑ה	ham·miṭ·ṭāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4296 couch, bed
with the goat	הָעִזִּ֖ים	hā·‘iz·zîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5795 she-goat
on its head	מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃	mə·ra·’ă·šō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4763 headpiece, head-rest

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.