Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard. Young's Literal Translation and changeth his behaviour before their eyes, and feigneth himself mad in their hand, and scribbleth on the doors of the gate, and letteth down his spittle unto his beard. King James Bible 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. Hebrew So he changedוַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ (way·šan·nōw) 0 Strong's 8138: To fold, duplicate, to transmute his behavior טַעְמוֹ֙ (ṭa‘·mōw) 0 Strong's 2940: A taste, perception, intelligence, a mandate before them בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם (bə·‘ê·nê·hem) 0 Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain and feigned madness וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל (way·yiṯ·hō·lêl) 0 Strong's 1984: To shine in their hands; בְּיָדָ֑ם (bə·yā·ḏām) 0 Strong's 3027: A hand he scratched וַיְתָיו֙ (way·ṯāw) 0 Strong's 8427: Put -- to make or set a mark on עַל־ (‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the doors דַּלְת֣וֹת (dal·ṯō·wṯ) Direct object marker Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door of the gate הַשַּׁ֔עַר (haš·ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate and let his saliva run down וַיּ֥וֹרֶד (way·yō·w·reḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend his beard. זְקָנֽוֹ׃ (zə·qā·nōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2206: Beard, chin |