1 Samuel 21:15
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Have we need of mad men, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

Context
David Flees to Gath
14And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me? 15Have we need of mad men, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Cross References
1 Samuel 21:14
And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?

1 Samuel 22:1
David therefore went from thence, and fled to the cave of Odollam. And when his brethren, and all his father's house, had heard of it, they went down to him thither.

Lexicon
Am I
אָ֔נִי (’ā·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

in need of
חֲסַ֤ר (ḥă·sar)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2638: Needy, lacking, in want of

madmen,
מְשֻׁגָּעִים֙ (mə·šug·gā·‘îm)
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7696: To rave through insanity

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you have brought
הֲבֵאתֶ֣ם (hă·ḇê·ṯem)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

this man
זֶ֔ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

to rave
לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֖עַ (lə·hiš·tag·gê·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7696: To rave through insanity

in my presence?
עָלָ֑י (‘ā·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Must this [man]
הֲזֶ֖ה (hă·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

come
יָב֥וֹא (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

my house?”
בֵּיתִֽי׃ (bê·ṯî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house


Additional Translations
Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”Have I need of mad men, that you have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

Am I in want of madmen, that ye have brought him in to me to play the madman? He shall not come into the house.

have I lack of madmen, that ye have brought this one to rave in my presence? shall this [man] come into my house?

Do I lack mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

Have I need of mad-men, that ye have brought this man to play the mad-man in my presence? shall this man come into my house?

Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?"

A lack of madmen have I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'
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