¹³So he changed his behavior before themⁿ and pretended to be mad in their presence.^o He made scratches on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard.

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nLiterally “in their eyes”
oLiterally “in their hands”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So he changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands and made marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So he pretended to be insane in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them, scribbling on the doors of the city gate and letting saliva run down his beard.

NLTNew Living Translation

So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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