1 Samuel 21:1 (CSB)

so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them,[fn] scribbling[fn] on the doors of the city gate and letting saliva run down his beard.

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Translations for 1 Samuel 21:13

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

So he changed his behavior before them, pretended madness in their hands, scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

So he pretended to be insane in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

So he changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands and made marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them,[fn] scribbling[fn] on the doors of the city gate and letting saliva run down his beard.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

So he disguised his sanity while in their sight and acted insanely in their [fn]custody, and he scribbled on the doors of the gate, and drooled on his beard.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

So he disguised his sanity in their sight and acted insanely in their hands and scribbled on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

So [fearing for his life] he changed his behavior in their sight, and acted insanely in their hands, and he scribbled on the doors of the gate, and drooled on his beard.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

He altered his behavior in their presence. Since he was in their power, he pretended to be insane, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

So he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and made marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down his beard.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And he changed his behavior 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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

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.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And he changed his behavior 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.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

He changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et inmutavit os suum coram eis et conlabebatur inter manus eorum et inpingebat in ostia portae defluebantque salivae eius in barbam

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَتَظَاهَرَ أَمَامَهُمْ أَنَّهُ مُصَابٌ بِعَقْلِهِ، وَرَاحَ يُخَرْبِشُ عَلَى الْبَابِ وَتَرَكَ لُعَابَهُ يَسِيلُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

(wlc 21:14) וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ אֶת־טַעְמוֹ֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיְתָיו֙ עַל־דַּלְת֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔עַר וַיּ֥וֹרֶד רִיר֖וֹ אֶל־זְקָנֽוֹ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

(lxx 21:14) καὶ ἠλλοίωσεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ καὶ προσεποιήσατο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ ἐτυμπάνιζεν ἐπὶ ταῖς θύραις τῆς πόλεως καὶ παρεφέρετο ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔπιπτεν ἐπὶ τὰς θύρας τῆς πύλης καὶ τὰ σίελα αὐτοῦ κατέρρει ἐπὶ τὸν πώγωνα αὐτοῦ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَغَيَّرَ عَقْلَهُ فِي أَعْيُنِهِمْ، وَتَظَاهَرَ بِالْجُنُونِ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَأَخَذَ يُخَرْبِشُ عَلَى مَصَارِيعِ الْبَابِ وَيُسِيلُ رِيقَهُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

(LXX 21:14) And he changed his appearance before him, and feigned himself a false character in that day; and drummed upon the doors of the city, and used extravagant gestures with his hands, and fell against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y mudó su habla delante de ellos, y fingióse loco entre sus manos, y escribía en las portadas de las puertas, dejando correr su saliva por su barba.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y cambió su manera de comportarse delante de ellos, y se fingió loco entre ellos, y escribía en las portadas de las puertas, y dejaba correr la saliva por su barba.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

So changing his behaviour before them, he made it seem as if he was off his head, hammering on the doors of the town, and letting the water from his mouth go down his chin.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

就在眾人面前改變了尋常的舉動、在他們手下假裝瘋癲、在城門的門扇上胡寫亂畫、使唾沫流在鬍子上。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Así que cambió su conducta delante de ellos, fingiéndose loco cuando estaba con ellos. Hacía marcas en las puertas de la ciudad y dejaba caer su saliva sobre su barba.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

그들의 앞에서 그 행동을 변하여 미친체 하고 대문짝에 그적거리며 침을 수염에 흘리매

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Il se montra comme fou à leurs yeux, et fit devant eux des extravagances; il faisait des marques sur les battants des portes, et il laissait couler sa salive sur sa barbe.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

und verstellte seine Gebärde vor ihnen und tobte unter ihren Händen und stieß sich an die Tür am Tor, und sein Geifer floß ihm in den Bart.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И изменил лице свое пред ними, и притворился безумным в их глазах, и чертил на дверях, и пускал слюну по бороде своей.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y mudó su habla delante de ellos, y fingió ser loco entre las manos de ellos, y escribía en las portadas de las puertas, dejando correr su saliva por su barba.

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CSB Footnotes

(21:13)

Lit madman in their hand

(21:13)

LXX reads drumming

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For more information on this translation, see the CSB Preface.

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