Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 21:13 Interlinear
“And he changed his behaviour before them and feigned himself mad in their hands and scrabbled on the doors of the gate fall down and let his spittle upon his beard”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ | H8138 | And he changed | to fold, i.e., duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive) |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | טַעְמוֹ֙ | H2940 | his behaviour | properly, a taste, i.e., (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate |
| 4 | בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם | H5869 | before | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 5 | וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל | H1984 | them and feigned himself mad | 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; causativ |
| 6 | בְּיָדָ֑ם | H3027 | in their hands | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 7 | וַיְתָו֙ | H8427 | and scrabbled | to mark out, i.e., (primitive) scratch or (definite) imprint |
| 8 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 9 | דַּלְת֣וֹת | H1817 | on the doors | something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door |
| 10 | הַשַּׁ֔עַר | H8179 | of the gate | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 11 | וַיּ֥וֹרֶד | H3381 | fall down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 12 | רִיר֖וֹ | H7388 | and let his spittle | saliva; by resemblance, broth |
| 13 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 14 | זְקָנֽוֹ׃ | H2206 | upon his beard | the beard (as indicating age) |
Verse Context
1 Samuel 21:12laid up And David these words in his heart...
1 Samuel 21:13 (current)And he changed his behaviour before them and feigned himself mad in their hands and scrabbled on the doors of the gate fall down and let his spittle upon his beard
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