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1 Samuel 21:14

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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.	Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore [then] have ye brought him to me?	Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this [fellow] to play the mad man in my presence? shall this [fellow] come into my house?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then said^H559 Achish^H397 unto his servants^H5650, Lo, ye see^H7200 the man^H376 is mad^H7696: wherefore then have ye brought^H935 him to me?

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Original Hebrew

וַיְשַׁנֹּו אֶת־טַעְמֹו בְּעֵינֵיהֶם וַיִּתְהֹלֵל בְּיָדָם [וַיְתַו כ] (וַיְתָיו ק) עַל־דַּלְתֹות הַשַּׁעַר וַיֹּורֶד רִירֹו אֶל־זְקָנֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְשַׁנּ֤/וֹ	va/y.sha.N/o	H8138	HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms	and/ he changed/ it
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
טַעְמ/וֹ֙	ta'.M/o	H2940	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	sense/ his
בְּ/עֵ֣ינֵי/הֶ֔ם	be./'Ei.nei./Hem	H5869	HR/Ncbdc/Sp3mp	in/ view/ their
וַ/יִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל	va/i.yit.ho.Lel	H1984	HC/Vrw3ms	and/ he pretended to be mad
בְּ/יָדָ֑/ם	be./ya.Da/m	H3027	HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp	in/ hand/ their
ו/יתו	tâvâh	H8427	HC/Vpw3ms
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
דַּלְת֣וֹת	dal.Tot	H1817	HNcfpc	(the) doors of
הַ/שַּׁ֔עַר	ha./Sha.'ar	H8179	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ gate
וַ/יּ֥וֹרֶד	va/i.Yo.red	H3381	HC/Vhw3ms	and/ he made to flow down
רִיר֖/וֹ	ri.R/o	H7388	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	spittle/ his
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
זְקָנֽ/וֹ	ze.ka.N/o	H2206	HNcbsc/Sp3ms	beard/ his

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H397 — אֲכִישׁ (ʼĂkîysh, aw-keesh'): of uncertain derivation; Akish, a Philistine king; Achish.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H5650 — עֶבֶד (ʻebed, eh'-bed): from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
• H7696 — שָׁגַע (shâgaʻ, shaw-gah'): a primitive root; to rave through insanity; (be, play the) mad (man).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1817 — דֶּלֶת (deleth, deh'-leth): from דָּלָה; something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor; door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).
• H1984 — הָלַל (hâlal, haw-lal'): a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
• H2206 — זָקָן (zâqân, zaw-kawn'): from זָקֵן; the beard (as indicating age); beard.
• H2940 — טַעַם (ṭaʻam, tah'-am): from טָעַם; properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate; advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.
• H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
• H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
• H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
• H7388 — רִיר (rîyr, reer): from רוּר; saliva; by resemblance, broth; spittle, white (of an egg).
• H8138 — שָׁנָה (shânâh, shaw-naw'): a primitive root; to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive); do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time.
• H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).
• H8427 — תָּוָה (tâvâh, taw-vaw'): a primitive root; to mark out, i.e. (primitive) scratch or (definite) imprint; scrabble, set (a mark).

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Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• is mad — Ecclesiastes 7:7

Related Topics

• Nave’s: ACHISH, DAVID, DECEPTION, DISSEMBLING, FALSEHOOD, GATH, INSANITY, MALINGERING, PHILISTINES

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