King James Version

1 Chronicles 19:4

Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.

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וַיִּקַּ֨חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.חָנ֜וּןchanunHanunחָנוּןnoun, proper name — “Hanun”H2586Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two IsraelitesHanun.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עַבְדֵ֤יavdeservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.דָוִיד֙davidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔םvaygalchemand shaveגָּלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and shave”, the next action in the storyH1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay wastepoll, shave (off).וַיִּכְרֹ֧תvayikhrotand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and covenant”, the next action in the storyH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmadveyhemgarmentמֶדֶוnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4063properly, extent, i.e. measure; by implication, a dress (as measured)garment.בַּחֵ֖צִיbachetsiin halfחֵצִיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in half”, the ordinary formH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑הhamifsaahthe buttocksמִפְשָׂעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the buttocks”, the ordinary formH4667a stride, i.e. (by euphemism) the crotchbuttocks.וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽםvayshalchemand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their hips, and sent them away.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth them, and cutteth their long robes in the midst, unto the buttocks, and sendeth them away.

World English Bible

So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, and sent them away.

Darby Translation

And Hanun took David's servants, and had them shaved, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as the hip, and sent them away.

Douay-Rheims

Wherefore Hanon shaved the heads and beards of the servants of David, and cut away their garments from the buttocks to the feet, and sent them away.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their hips, and sent them away.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Anan took the servants of David, and shaved them, and cut off the half of their garments as far as their tunic, and sent them away.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἁνὰν τοὺς παῖδας Ααυὶδ, καὶ ἐξύρησεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἀφεῖλε τῶν μανδυῶν αὐτῶν τὸ ἥμισυ ἕως τῆς ἀναβολῆς, καὶ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτούς.