1 Samuel 19:13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 Michal took the teraphim[a] and laid it in the bed, putting a tangle of goat’s hair at its head and covering it with a blanket.(A)
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- 19:13 Teraphim: a life-sized image of a household god in human form; cf. also note on Gn 31:19. Elsewhere in the Deuteronomistic History, use of teraphim is condemned (15:23; 2 Kgs 23:24).
1 Samuel 19:13
New King James Version
13 And Michal took [a]an image and laid it in the bed, put a cover of goats’ hair for his head, and covered it with clothes.
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- 1 Samuel 19:13 household idols, Heb. teraphim
1 Samuel 19:13
English Standard Version
13 Michal took (A)an image[a] and laid it on the bed and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head and covered it with the clothes.
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- 1 Samuel 19:13 Or a household god
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