When they told David this, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Y’all are to stay in Jericho until your* beards have grown, and then y’all may return.”
2 Samuel 10:4 - Y'all Version Bible So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved off their beards, cut off half their garments, from their buttocks down, and sent them off. 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore 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. |
When they told David this, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Y’all are to stay in Jericho until your* beards have grown, and then y’all may return.”
They have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off.
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of YHWH.
“‘Y’all are not to cut the hair on the sides of y’all’s head, and you must not clip off the edge of your beard.