13 So he pretended to be insane(A) 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.

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13 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.

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13 So (A)he changed his behavior before them, pretended [a]madness in their hands, [b]scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 21:13 insanity
  2. 1 Samuel 21:13 scribbled