2 Samuel 10:4
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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.So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
In other translations
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.So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947חָנוּןchanunHanunH2586אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עַבְדֵי'avdei[the] servants ofH5650דָוִדdavidDavidH1732וַיְגַלַּחvaygalachand he shavedH1548אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חֲצִיchatzi<the> half ofH2677זְקָנָםzekanambeard theirH2206וַיִּכְרֹתvaiyikhrotand he cut offH3772אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַדְוֵיהֶםmadveihemrobes theirH4063בַּחֵצִיbachetziat the middleH2677עַד'adtoH5704שְׁתוֹתֵיהֶםshetoteihembuttocks theirH8357וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם׃vayshalechemand he sent away themH7971
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Related verses
- Isaiah 20:4So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
- Jeremiah 41:5That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord.eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 19:3-43 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? 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.3 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
- Isaiah 15:2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
- Psalm 109:4-54 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- Leviticus 19:27Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
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