King James Version

2 Samuel 10:4

Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to 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).עַבְדֵ֣יavdeservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.דָוִ֗דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וַיְגַלַּח֙vaygalachand shaveגָּלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shave”, the next action in the storyH1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay wastepoll, shave (off).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).חֲצִ֣יchatsihalfחֵצִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “half”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.זְקָנָ֔םzeqanambeardזָקָןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “beard”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2206the beard (as indicating age)beard.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.עַ֣דadevenעַדpreposition — “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.שְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םshetoteyhembuttockשֵׁתָהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “buttock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8357the seat (of the person)buttock.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 off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, 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 off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst — unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Wherefore Hanon took the servants of David, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut away half of their garments even to the buttocks, and sent them away.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Annon took the servants of David, and shaved their beards, and cut off their garments in the midst as far as their haunches, and sent them away.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἀννὼν τοὺς παῖδας Δαυὶδ, καὶ ἐξύρησε τοὺς πώγωνας αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀπέκοψε τοὺς μανδύας αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ ἡμίσει ἕως τῶν ἰσχίων αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν αὐτούς.