1 Samuel 19:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster. | And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head. | And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at the head thereof. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they came | וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vai-ya-VO-'u | H0935G | to come (in): comeבּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put |
| the messengers | הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים | ha-mal-'a-KHIM | H4397G | messengerמַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) : messenger 1) messenger, representative 1a) messenger 1b) angel 1c) the theophanic angel |
| and there! | וְהִנֵּ֥ה | ve-hi-NEH | H2009 | beholdהִנֵּה (hin.neh) behold, lo, see, if |
| the teraphim | הַתְּרָפִ֖ים | ha-te-ra-FIM | H8655 | teraphimתְּרָפִים (te.ra.phim) § 1) idolatry, idols, image(s), teraphim, family idol 1a) a kind of idol used in household shrine or worship |
| [was] to | אֶל־ | 'el- | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| the bed | הַמִּטָּ֑ה | ha-mi-TAH | H4296 | bedמִטָּה (mit.tah) couch, bed, bier |
| and [the] quilt of | וּכְבִ֥יר | u-khe-VIR | H3523 | quiltכָּבִיר (ke.vir) (something) netted, a quilt, fly net, pillow |
| the goat hairs | הָעִזִּ֖ים | ha-'i-ZIM | H5795 | goatעֵז (ez) female goat, she-goat, goat, kid Aramaic equivalent: ez (עֵז "goat" H5796) |
| [the] place of head its | מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃ | me-ra-'a-sho-TAV | H4763 | headמְרַאֲשָׁוֹת (mar.a.shah) 1) place at the head, dominion, head place adv 2) at head place |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.