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InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEU JOB JOS JDG RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG JOEL MIC ISA ZEP HAB JER LAM YNA NAH OBA DAN EZE EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL YHN MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD 1 YHN 2 YHN 3 YHN REV
2 Sam C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24
2 Sam 16 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V20 V21 V22 V23
OET (OET-LV) And_the_furthermore for_whom I will_I_serve am_not to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before son_of_his just_as I_served to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before I_will_show_you(ms) so I_will_be in_presence_of_you.
OET (OET-RV) Besides that, who should I serve? Why shouldn’t I serve my master’s son? Just as I’ve served your father, similarly, I’ll serve you.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) what man should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son?
(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,furthermore for,whom I serve am=not to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before son_of,his just=as served to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before I_will_show=you(ms) yes/correct/thus/so serve in,presence_of,you )
Hushai asks these rhetorical questions to emphasize that he wants to serve Absalom. They can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: “I should serve only David’s son, so I will serve in his presence.” or “I should serve you, for you are David’s son.”
16:19 why shouldn’t I serve you? (literally and second, to whom will I do service? Not before his son?): The ambiguous language continues. Hushai phrased his profession of loyalty as a question rather than as a commitment. His intent, lost on Absalom, was to serve David while fooling Absalom into thinking that he had changed sides. Similarly, just as I was your father’s adviser, now I will be your adviser! is literally, as I served before your father, so I will [serve your father] before you.
OET (OET-LV) And_the_furthermore for_whom I will_I_serve am_not to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before son_of_his just_as I_served to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before I_will_show_you(ms) so I_will_be in_presence_of_you.
OET (OET-RV) Besides that, who should I serve? Why shouldn’t I serve my master’s son? Just as I’ve served your father, similarly, I’ll serve you.”
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.