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I gave my back to those who beat me,
    my cheeks to those who tore out my beard;[a]
My face I did not hide
    from insults and spitting.(A)

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  1. 50:6 He willingly submits to insults and beatings. Tore out my beard: a grave and painful insult.

I gave my back to those who struck me,
    and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
    from insult and spitting.

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(A)I bared my back to those who beat me.
    I did not stop them when they insulted me,
    when they pulled out the hairs of my beard
    and spit in my face.

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I (A)gave My back to those who strike Me,
And My cheeks to those who pull out My beard;
I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.

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I offered my back to those who beat(A) me,
    my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;(B)
I did not hide my face
    from mocking and spitting.(C)

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