1 Samuel 21:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So 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 changed
וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ (way·šan·nōw)
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Strong's 8138: To fold, duplicate, to transmute

his behavior
טַעְמוֹ֙ (ṭa‘·mōw)
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Strong's 2940: A taste, perception, intelligence, a mandate

before them
בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם (bə·‘ê·nê·hem)
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Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

and feigned madness
וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל (way·yiṯ·hō·lêl)
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Strong's 1984: To shine

in their hands;
בְּיָדָ֑ם (bə·yā·ḏām)
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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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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