1 Samuel 21:13 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ
shânâh
H8138
to change
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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טַעְמוֹ֙
ṭaʻam
H2940
taste
בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל
hâlal
H1984
to praise
בְּיָדָ֑ם
yâd
H3027
hand
ויתו
tâvâh
H8427
to mark
וַיְתָיו֙
tâvâh
H8427
to mark
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דַּלְת֣וֹת
deleth
H1817
door
הַשַּׁ֔עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
וַיּ֥וֹרֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
רִיר֖וֹ
rîyr
H7388
spittle
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
זְקָנֽוֹ
zâqân
H2206
beard
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 on his beard.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he changed his behavior in their eyes, and he acted insane in their hand. And he made marks on the doors of the gate, and he caused his saliva to go down to his beard.
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