2 Samuel 10:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Hanunחָנ֜וּן
(cha·nun)
2586: "favored," two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite kingfrom chanan
tookוַיִּקַּ֨ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
David'sדָוִ֗ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
servantsעַבְדֵ֣י
(av·dei)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
and shaved offוַיְגַלַּח֙
(vay·gal·lach)
1548: to be bald, shave, shave offa prim. root
halfחֲצִ֣י
(cha·tzi)
2677: halffrom chatsah
of their beards,זְקָנָ֔ם
(ze·ka·nam,)
2206: beard, chinfrom an unused word
and cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֧ת
(vai·yich·rot)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
their garmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛ם
(mad·vei·hem)
4063: a garmentof uncertain derivation
in the middleבַּחֵ֖צִי
(ba·che·tzi)
2677: halffrom chatsah
as farעַ֣ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
as their hips, 
 
8351: seat (of the body), buttocksfrom an unused word
and sent them away.וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃
(vay·shal·le·chem.)
7971: to senda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore Hanun
Chanuwn  (khaw-noon')
favored; Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites -- Hanun.
took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
David's
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
and shaved off
galach  (gaw-lakh')
to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste -- poll, shave (off).
the one half
chetsiy  (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
of their beards
zaqan  (zaw-kawn')
the beard (as indicating age) -- beard.
and cut off
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
their garments
medev  (meh'-dev)
extent, i.e. measure; by implication, a dress (as measured) -- garment.
in the middle
chetsiy  (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
even to their buttocks
shethah  (shay-thaw')
the seat (of the person) -- buttock.
and sent them away
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Hanun took David's emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.

International Standard Version
So Hanun arrested David's delegation, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their clothes at the waist line, and sent them away in disgrace.

NET Bible
So Hanun seized David's servants and shaved off half of each one's beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, and then sent them away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Hanun took David's men, shaved off half of each man's beard, cut off their clothes from the waist down, and sent them away.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off 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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