Berean Standard 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.”
David is fleeing from Saul and arrives in the Philistine city of Gath, where he is recognized as the man who defeated their champion. Frightened, he must think quickly.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
He changed his behavior 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.
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
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.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
por lo que fingió estar loco. Arañaba las puertas y dejaba que la saliva le corriera por la barba,
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