| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 19:4:1 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֨חvayikkakhand he took 1 Chronicles 19:4:2 ⧉חָנ֜וּןkhanunHanun 1 Chronicles 19:4:3 ⧉אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤יetavede{direct object marker} servants of 1 Chronicles 19:4:4 ⧉דָוִיד֙davidDavid 1 Chronicles 19:4:5 ⧉וַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔םvayegallekhemand he shaved them 1 Chronicles 19:4:6 ⧉וַיִּכְרֹ֧תvayikhrotand he cut off 1 Chronicles 19:4:7 ⧉אֶת־מַדְוֵיהֶ֛םetmadvehem{direct object marker} their garments 1 Chronicles 19:4:8 ⧉בַּחֵ֖צִיbakhetsiat the half or in the middle 1 Chronicles 19:4:9 ⧉עַד־הַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑הadhamifsaaup to the buttocks or the hips 1 Chronicles 19:4:10 ⧉וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃vayeshallekhemand he sent them away |
| 4. Formal Translation So Hanun took David’s servants, and he shaved them, and he cut off their garments in the middle up to the buttocks, and he sent them away. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Then Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved off their beards, cut their garments halfway up to expose their hips, and sent them away. |