King James Version (KJV)
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He {is} sick.
Modern English
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.”
Hebrew
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח שָׁא֛וּל מַלְאָכִ֖ים לָקַ֣חַת אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַתֹּ֖אמֶר חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃
vayishlaḥ shaʾvl malʾakiym laqaḥat ʾet-david vatoʾmer ḥoleh hvʾ