NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And he changedshanah (shaw-naw') to fold, i.e. duplicate; by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive) his behaviour ta`am (tah'-am) a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate before `ayin (ah'-yin) an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) them and feigned himself mad halal (haw-lal') to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify in their hands yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), and scrabbled tavah (taw-vaw') to mark out, i.e. (primitive) scratch or (definite) imprint -- scrabble, set (a mark). on the doors deleth (deh'-leth) something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.). of the gate sha`ar (shah'-ar) an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er). and let his spittle riyr (reer) saliva; by resemblance, broth -- spittle, white (of an egg). fall down yarad (yaw-rad') to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) upon his beard zaqan (zaw-kawn') the beard (as indicating age) -- beard. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them, scribbling on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard. International Standard Version So David changed his behavior before them and acted like he was crazy in their presence. He scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down his beard. NET Bible He altered his behavior in their presence. Since he was in their power, he pretended to be insane, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard. GOD'S WORD® Translation So he changed his behavior [when he was] in their presence and acted insane [as long as he was] under their authority. He scribbled on the doors of the city gate and let his spit run down his beard. King James 2000 Bible And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and made marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. Links 1 Samuel 21:131 Samuel 21:13 NIV 1 Samuel 21:13 NLT 1 Samuel 21:13 ESV 1 Samuel 21:13 NASB 1 Samuel 21:13 KJV |
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