King James Version

1 Samuel 19:16

And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.

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וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙vayavovand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםhamalakhimthe angelמֲלְאָךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the angel”, the ordinary formH4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)ambassador, angel, king, messenger.וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.הַתְּרָפִ֖יםhatrafimthe teraphimתְּרָפִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the teraphim”, the ordinary formH8655Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idolidols(-atry), images, teraphim.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַמִּטָּ֑הhamitahthe bedמִטָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the bed”, the ordinary formH4296a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bierbed(-chamber), bier.וּכְבִ֥ירukhevirand pillowכְּבִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and pillow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3523a matrass (of intertwined materials)pillow.הָעִזִּ֖יםhaizimthe goatעֵזdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the goat”, the ordinary formH5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)(she) goat, kid.מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיוmeraashotayvheadמְרַאֲשָׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4763properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)bolster, head, pillow. Compare H4772 (מַרְגְלָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at the head thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim [are] on the bed, and the mattress of goats' [hair], [for] his pillows.

World English Bible

When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.

Darby Translation

And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' [hair] at its head.

Douay-Rheims

And when the messengers were come in, they found an image upon the bed, and a goat’s skin at its head.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the messengers come, and, behold, the images were on the bed, and the goat's liver at his head.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔρχονται οἱ ἄγγελοι, καὶ ἰδοὺ τὰ κενοτάφια ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης, καὶ ἧπαρ τῶν αἰγῶν πρὸς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ.