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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. (KJV)

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וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹvay.sha.Noand he changed it

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.nah) · Strong's: H8138A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to change

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 14:2, Esther 1:7, Esther 2:9, Esther 3:8, Job 14:20, Psalms 34:0 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8138A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 2

טַעְמוֹ֙ta'.Mosense his

Lemma: טַ֫עַם (ta.am) · Strong's: H2940

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: taste

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 16:31, Numbers 11:8, 1 Samuel 25:33, Job 6:6, Job 12:20, Psalms 34:0 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2940; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 3

בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.Hemin view their

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: before(the eyes)

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 23:18, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 47:19, Exodus 8:26, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869J; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 4

וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖לvai.yit.ho.Leland he pretended to be mad

Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984C

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtw3ms)

Meaning: to be foolish

Used 10 times. Also: Job 12:17, Psalms 5:5, Psalms 73:3, Psalms 75:4, Isaiah 44:25, Jeremiah 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1984C; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 5

בְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.Damin hand their

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 6

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 7

דַּלְת֣וֹתdal.Tot[the] doors of

Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: door

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 8

הַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arthe gate

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 9

וַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redand he made to flow down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 10

רִיר֖וֹri.Rospittle his

Lemma: רִיר (rir) · Strong's: H7388

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: spittle

Used 2 times. Also: Job 6:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7388; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 11

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 12

זְקָנֽוֹ\׃ze.ka.Nobeard his

Lemma: זָקָן (za.qan) · Strong's: H2206

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: beard

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 13:29, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 14:9, Leviticus 19:27, Leviticus 21:5, 1 Samuel 17:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2206; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:13 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So he changed	→	שָׁנָה H8138A to change
his behavior	→	טַ֫עַם H2940 taste
before them	→	עַ֫יִן H5869J eye: before(the eyes)
and feigned madness	→	הָלַל H1984C to be foolish
in their hands	→	יָד H3027H hand: power
he scratched	→	תָּוָה H8427 to mark
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the doors	→	דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door
of the gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
and let his saliva	→	רִיר H7388 spittle
run	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
down	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
his beard	→	זָקָן H2206 beard

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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