InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse 2 Sam C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24
2 Sam 14 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30 V31 V32 V33
People tagged in the matching LV passage: Joab (SA1 26:6)
OET-LV And_ the_king _he/it_said is_the_hand_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with_you in_all this and_ the_woman _she_answered and_she/it_said by_the_life your_self_of_your my_master the_king if there_is to_go_to_the_right and_to_go_to_the_left from_all that my_master the_king he_has_spoken if/because servant_of_your Yōʼāⱱ he he_commanded_me and_he he_put in_the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of_your DOM all_of the_words/messages the_these.
OET (OET-RV) “Did Yoav (Joab) perhaps have anything to do with all this?” he asked.
¶ The woman answered, “By the life of your spirit, my master the king, there’s no avoiding anything that my master the king has said. Yes, your servant Yoav—he himself commanded me, and he himself told your female servant what I should say.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
הֲיַ֥ד יוֹאָ֛ב אִתָּ֖ךְ בְּכָל־זֹ֑את
[is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
The king is using the hand of Joab to represent Joab himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Is Joab with you in all this]
Note 2 topic: writing-quotations
וַתַּ֣עַן הָאִשָּׁ֣ה וַתֹּ֡אמֶר
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
See how you translated the similar expression in 14:18. Alternate translation: [And the woman responded]
Note 3 topic: writing-oathformula
חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֩ אֲדֹנִ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אִם־אִ֣שׁ ׀ לְהֵמִ֣ין וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל מִכֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
live (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
Following the custom of her culture, the woman is swearing an oath and guaranteeing it by something that he holds sacred. She is then stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. In a context such as this, it may be natural to express just the first part of the condition as a negative statement. Alternate translation: [I swear by the life of your soul, my lord the king, that there is no turning to the right or turning to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֩
live (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
The woman is using your soul to represent David himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Your life]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
לְהֵמִ֣ין וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל מִכֹּ֤ל
to,go_to_the_right (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
The woman is using turning in two basic directions, the right and the left, to represent all directions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [any turning away at all from anything]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
לְהֵמִ֣ין וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל מִכֹּ֤ל
to,go_to_the_right (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
Here, the woman is speaking of agreeing completely with the king’s words as if that were staying on a straight path and not turning to the right or turning to the left. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [contradicting anything]
Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
כִּֽי
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
Here the word For provides not a reason but a further explanation. Alternate translation: [In fact,]
Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns
ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔נִי וְה֗וּא שָׂ֚ם
he/it (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
The woman is stating the pronoun he separately in both of these instances, even though the verbs translated as he commanded and he put already include this meaning. She is doing that to confirm Joab’s personal role in these actions. If a speaker of your language would use explicit pronouns for this same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing that the woman is confirming Joab’s personal role. It may not be necessary to represent the separately stated pronouns explicitly. Alternate translation: [he was the one who commanded me, and he was the one who put]
Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
שָׂ֚ם בְּפִ֣י שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )
Here, the woman is speaking as if words were actually objects that could be put in the mouth of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [told your maidservant everything she should say] or [told me everything I should say]
OET-LV And_ the_king _he/it_said is_the_hand_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with_you in_all this and_ the_woman _she_answered and_she/it_said by_the_life your_self_of_your my_master the_king if there_is to_go_to_the_right and_to_go_to_the_left from_all that my_master the_king he_has_spoken if/because servant_of_your Yōʼāⱱ he he_commanded_me and_he he_put in_the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of_your DOM all_of the_words/messages the_these.
OET (OET-RV) “Did Yoav (Joab) perhaps have anything to do with all this?” he asked.
¶ The woman answered, “By the life of your spirit, my master the king, there’s no avoiding anything that my master the king has said. Yes, your servant Yoav—he himself commanded me, and he himself told your female servant what I should say.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.