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Michalמִיכַלtookוַתִּקַּחthe teraphimאֶת הַתְּרָפִיםand laid themוַתָּשֶׂםonאֶלthe bed,הַמִּטָּהand a weaveוְאֵת כְּבִירof goats’ hairהָעִזִּיםshe putשָׂמָהat its head,מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיוand covered themוַתְּכַסwith the garment.בַּבָּגֶד
1 Samuel 19:13
Study it in the app“Michal took the teraphim and laid them on the bed, and a weave of goats’ hair she put at its head, and covered them with the garment.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 19:13, word by word
- Michalמִיכַלmichal
Michal
Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of David (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:27).
Where else “michal” appears- tookתִּקַּחtikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikach” appears- the teraphimתְּרָפִיםterafim
household gods
Teraphim: images of gods kept in the home. The Bible counts them among idols (1 Samuel 15:23; Zechariah 10:2).
Where else “terafim” appears- and laid themתָּשֶׂםtasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “tasem” appears- the bedמִּטָּהmita
bed
Bed; a couch.
Where else “mita” appears- and a weaveכְּבִירkevir
woven thing
Something woven or plaited: a net, a cover or a pillow of goats' hair. It appears only in 1 Samuel 19:13, 16 and its exact sense is not certain.
Where else “kevir” appears- of goats’ hairעִזִּיםizim
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “izim” appears- at its headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָיmeraashotay
at the head
The place at someone's head where they sleep.
Where else “meraashotay” appears- and covered themתְּכַסtechas
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “techas” appears- with the garmentבָּגֶדbaged
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “baged” appears
Translation note
The teraphim were figures kept in houses (Genesis 31:19; Judges 17:5); the Bible counts them among what YHWH rejects (15:23). The text does not explain why there was one in David’s house. “A weave of goats’ hair”: the Hebrew word appears only here and its meaning is not certain; it served to imitate the head of a man lying down.
The context
12Michal let David down through the window, and he went and fled and escaped.
13 · This verse (above)
14Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, “He is sick.”