Modern Translations New International VersionSo Hanun seized David's envoys, shaved off half of each man's beard, cut off their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away. New Living Translation So Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame. English Standard Version So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away. Berean Study Bible 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. New American Standard Bible So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their robes in the middle as far as their buttocks, and sent them away. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Amplified Bible So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half their beards, and cut off their robes in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. 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. 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. Contemporary English Version Hanun arrested David's officials and had their beards shaved off on one side of their faces. He had their robes cut off just below the waist, and then he sent them away. Good News Translation Hanun seized David's messengers, shaved off one side of their beards, cut off their clothes at the hips, and 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. 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. Classic Translations King James BibleWherefore 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. New King James Version Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, 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. New Heart English Bible So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. World English Bible 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. American King James Version Why 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. American Standard Version 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. A Faithful Version And Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half their beards and cut off their garments in the middle, to their buttocks, and sent them away Darby Bible 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. English Revised Version 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Wherefore Hanun tooke Dauids seruants, and shaued off the halfe of their beard, & cut off their garments in the middle, euen to their buttockes, and sent them away. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Wherefore Hanon toke Dauids seruauntes, and shaued of the one halfe of their beardes, & cut of their garmetes in the middle, euen hard to the buttockes of them, and sent them away. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Then toke Hanun the seruauntes of Dauid, and shoue of the one halue of their beerdes, and cut of the halfe of their garmetes euen by the girdell, and so let them go. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Hanun takes the servants of David, and shaves off the half of their beard, and cuts off their long robes in the midst—to their buttocks, and sends 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; Smith's Literal Translation And Hanun will take David's servants, and shave half their beard, and cut off their garments in the half, even to their buttocks, and he will send them away. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWherefore 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved off one half part of their beards, and he cut their garments at the middle, as far as the buttocks, and he sent them away. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd Khanun the Servants of David seized them and shaved half of their beards and he bound their tunics in folds unto their buttocks and he sent them away Lamsa Bible Wherefore Hanun took David's servants and shaved off the one-half of their beards and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their buttocks, and sent them away. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So 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 Septuagint Translation 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.     |