1 Samuel

1 Samuel 21:13

¹³So 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he changed	וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ	way·šan·nōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H8138 change
his behavior	טַעְמוֹ֙	ṭa‘·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2940 taste, judgement
before them	בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם	bə·‘ê·nê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
and feigned madness	וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל	way·yiṯ·hō·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1984 shine
in their hands	בְּיָדָ֑ם	bə·yā·ḏām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
he scratched	וַיְתַו	way·ṯaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8427 make or set a mark
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the doors	דַּלְת֣וֹת	dal·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1817 door
of the gate	הַשַּׁ֔עַר	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
and let his saliva	רִיר֖וֹ	rî·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7388 slimy juice, spittle
run	וַיּ֥וֹרֶד	way·yō·w·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
down	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his beard	זְקָנֽוֹ׃	zə·qā·nōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2206 chin, beard

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Proverbs 29:25 · Ecclesiastes 7:7 · Psalm 34:1–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.