2 Samuel 10:4 — 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 off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst -- unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away;

English ASV

So Hanun took Davids 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.

English Amplified

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

So Hanun took hold of David's officers. He cut off half the hair from their beards. 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 took David's officers and shaved off one half of their beards. He cut off their clothes at the hips. Then he sent them away.

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.

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So Hanun seized the servants of David, shaved half of the beard of each, cut their robes in half so that they were exposed, and sent them away.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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.

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

Hanun, therefore, seized David's servants and, after shaving off half their beards and cutting away the lower halves of their garments at the buttocks, sent them away.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

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

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

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 NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So Hanun seized David's envoys, shaved off half the beard of each, 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 off half the beard of each, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So Hanun took David's men and shaved off half their beards and cut their robes off at the buttocks and sent them home half naked.

English Tyndale 1537

Wherefore Hanon took David's servants and shaved off the one half of every man's beard and cut off their garments even in the middle, even hard by the buttocks of them and sent them away.