Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent 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; King James Bible 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. Hebrew So Hanunחָנ֜וּן (ḥā·nūn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2586: Hanun -- 'favored', two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite king took וַיִּקַּ֨ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take David’s דָוִ֗ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse servants, עַבְדֵ֣י (‘aḇ·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5650: Slave, servant shaved off וַיְגַלַּח֙ (way·ḡal·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1548: To be bald, to shave, to lay waste half חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2677: The half, middle of each man's beard, זְקָנָ֔ם (zə·qā·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2206: Beard, chin cut וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת (way·yiḵ·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant their garments מַדְוֵיהֶ֛ם (maḏ·wê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4063: Extent, measure, a dress in half בַּחֵ֖צִי (ba·ḥê·ṣî) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2677: The half, middle at עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the hips, שְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (šə·ṯō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8357: The seat and sent them away. וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ (way·šal·lə·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out |