Parallel 1 SAM 21:13

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ULT So he changed his behavior in their eyes, and he acted insane in their hand. And he made marks on the doors of the gate, and he caused his saliva to go down to his beard.

UST So whenever he was with those officers or the king, he acted differently. For as long as he was in Gath, where they could harm him, he pretended that he was insane. When he was waiting in the court outside the palace, he would scratch all over the gate that led into the palace. He also drooled so much that saliva ran down onto his beard.

BSB & MSB 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.

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WEBBE & WMBB He changed his behaviour before them and pretended to be insane in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

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.

LSV and changes his behavior before their eyes, and feigns himself mad in their hand, and scribbles on the doors of the gate, and lets down his spittle to his beard.

FBV So he changed the way he acted toward them and pretended to be crazy. He scratched marks on the town gates and let his spit run down his beard.

T4T So he pretended that he was insane. He started scratching on the gates of the city and allowing his saliva to run down his beard.

LEB So he changed his behavior _⌊before them_⌋[fn] and pretended to be mad _⌊in their presence_⌋.[fn] He made scratches on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard.

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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.

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JPS (SA1 21:14) (21-15) Then said Achish unto his servants: 'Lo, when ye see a man that is mad, wherefore do ye bring him to me?

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.

DRA And he changed his countenance before them, and slipt down between their hands: and he stumbled against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.

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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.

SLT And he will change his understanding in their eyes, and he will be foolish in their hand, and he will mark upon the doors of the gate, and his spittle will come down upon his beard.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

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KJB-1611 And he changed his behauiour before them, and fained himselfe mad in their hands, and [fn]scrabled on the doores of the gate, and let his spittle fall downe vpon his beard.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

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Bshps And he chaunged his speache before them, and fained him selfe mad in their handes, and scrabled on the doores of the gate, and let his spettell fall downe vpon his beard.
   (And he changed his speech 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.)

Gnva And hee changed his behauiour before them, and fayned him selfe mad in their handes, and scrabled on the doores of the gate, and let his spettel fall downe vpon his beard.
   (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 spatl fall down upon his beard.)

Cvdl and altered his countenaunce before them, and shewed himselfe as he had bene madd in their handes, and stackered towarde the dores of the gate, and his slauerynges ranne downe his beerd.
   (and altered his countenance before them, and showed himself as he had been mad in their hands, and staggered toward the doors of the gate, and his slaverings ran down his beard.)

Wycl And Dauid chaungide his mouth bifor Achis, and felde doun bitwixe her hondis, and he hurtlide ayens the doris of the yate, and his drauelis, `that is, spotelis, flowiden doun in to the beerd.
   (And David changed his mouth before Achish, and field down between her hands, and he hurled against the doors of the gate, and his dribble, that is, spittle, flowed down in to the beard.)

Luth (SA1 21:14) Und verstellete seine Gebärde vor ihnen und kollerte unter ihren Händen und stieß sich an die Tür am Tor, und sein Geifer floß ihm in den Bart.
   (And misaligned his appearance/gesture before/in_front_of to_them and rolled under your(pl) hands and encountered itself/yourself/themselves at/to the door in/at/on_the doorway, and be spittle flowed him in the Bart.)

ClVg Et immutavit os suum coram eis, et collabebatur inter manus eorum: et impingebat in ostia portæ, defluebantque salivæ ejus in barbam.
   (And changed mouth his_own before to_them, and was_collapsing between hands their: and was_striking_against in/into/on doors gates, and_they_were_flowing_down spittle his/her in/into/on beard.)