1 Chronicles 19:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth them, and cutteth their long robes in the midst, unto the buttocks, and sendeth them away.

So Hanun took Davids servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

English Amplified

Therefore Hanun took David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments in the middle near their buttocks, and sent them away.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Therefore Hanun took David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments in the middle near their buttocks, and sent them away.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved them, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Hanun took David's servants, and had them shaved, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as the hip, and sent them away.

English EASY 2024

So Hanun took hold of David's officers. He cut off their hair. He also cut off the lower half of their clothes up to their hips. Then he sent them away.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So Hanun arrested David's servants and cut off their beards. Hanun also cut their clothes off at the hip and sent them away.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

So Hanun took David's servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away;

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Hanun seized David's messengers, shaved off their beards, cut off their clothes at the hips, and sent them away.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So Hanun took David's men, shaved them, cut off their clothes from the waist down, and sent them away.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So Hanun took David's emissaries, shaved them, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.

English KJV 1611

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.

So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So Hanun took the servants of David, shaved them, cut their garments in half as far as the hip, and sent them away.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So Hanun took David's servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Thereupon Hanun seized David's servants and had them shaved and their garments cut off half-way at the hips. Then he sent them away.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved their beards off. He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed and then sent them away.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So Hanun grabbed hold of David's men. He shaved them. He cut their clothes off just below the waist and left them half naked. Then he sent them away.

So Hanun seized David's men, shaved them, cut off their garments in the middle at the buttocks, and sent them away.

English NKJ 1982

Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away.

So Hanun seized David's ambassadors and shaved their beards, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So Hanun seized David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments in the middle at their hips, and sent them away;

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So King Hanun insulted King David's ambassadors by shaving their beards and cutting their robes off at the middle to expose their buttocks; then he sent them back to David in shame.

English Tyndale 1537

Whereupon Hanon took David's servants and shaved them, and cut off their coats hard by their buttocks and sent them away.