KJV: 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.
YLT: 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.
Darby: 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.
ASV: So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
| וַיִּקַּ֨ח | Therefore took |
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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 |
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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־ | - |
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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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| עַבְדֵ֤י | servants |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant. |
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| דָוִיד֙ | of David |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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| וַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔ם | and shaved them |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: גָּלַח Sense: to poll, shave, shave off, be bald. |
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| וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת | and cut off |
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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 |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: מָדוּ Sense: garment. |
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| בַּחֵ֖צִי | in the middle |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֲצִי Sense: half. |
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| עַד־ | at |
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Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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| הַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑ה | their buttocks |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִפְשָׂעָה Sense: hip, buttock, stepping region of body. |
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| וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם | and sent them away |
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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. |
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