King James Version
1 Samuel 19:16 in the King James Version says “And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolste...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.”
1 Samuel 19:16 · KJV
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.
And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And when the messengers”
H4397a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
“in the bed”
H4296a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
“of goats”
H5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
“hair for his bolster”
H4763properly, a headpiece, i.e., (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)
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