2 Samuel 10:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 10:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
חָנ֜וּן
Chânûwn
H2586
Hanun
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עַבְדֵ֣י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
דָוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיְגַלַּח֙
gâlach
H1548
to shave
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חֲצִ֣י
chêtsîy
H2677
half
זְקָנָ֔ם
zâqân
H2206
beard
וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מַדְוֵיהֶ֛ם
medev
H4063
garment
בַּחֵ֖צִי
chêtsîy
H2677
half
עַ֣ד
ʻad
H5704
until
שְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם
shêthâh
H8357
buttocks
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם
shâlach
H7971
to send
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved half of their beard, and he cut their garments in the middle, to their buttocks, and he sent them away.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).