KJV: 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.
YLT: 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;
Darby: 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.
ASV: 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.
וַיִּקַּ֨ח | Therefore took |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away. |
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חָנ֜וּן | Hanun |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חָנוּן Sense: son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David’s ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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עַבְדֵ֣י | servants |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant. |
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דָוִ֗ד | of David |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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וַיְגַלַּח֙ | and shaved off |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּלַח Sense: to poll, shave, shave off, be bald. |
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חֲצִ֣י | half |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֲצִי Sense: half. |
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זְקָנָ֔ם | of their beards |
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: זָקָן Sense: beard, chin. |
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וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת | and cut off |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant. |
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מַדְוֵיהֶ֛ם | their garments |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: מָדוּ Sense: garment. |
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בַּחֵ֖צִי | in the middle |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֲצִי Sense: half. |
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עַ֣ד | at |
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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שְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם | their buttocks |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: שֵׁת Sense: seat (of body), buttocks. |
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וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם | and sent them away |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out. |