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2 Sam 16 V1 V2 V3 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23
People tagged in the matching LV passage: Ziba
OET-LV And_ the_king _he/it_said to_Tsīⱱāʼ HERE to/for_yourself(m) all that belonged_Mephi- boshet and_ Tsīⱱāʼ _he/it_said I_bow_down may_I_find favour in_eyes_of_your my_master the_king.
OET (OET-RV) “Well then,” the king told Tsiva, “everything that belonged to Mefiboshet now belongs to you.”
¶ “I’m honoured,” Tsiva responded, “that I’ve found favour in the eyes of my master the king.”
Note 1 topic: translate-symaction
הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king to,Ziba see/lo/see! to/for=yourself(m) all which/who [belonged],Mephi- -boshet and=he/it_said Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) obeisance find graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,eyes_of,your my=master the,king )
Ziba did prostrate himself as he said this. This was a symbolic action that expressed submission, respect, and gratitude to the king. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [I prostrate myself to you in submission and gratitude]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
אֶמְצָא־חֵ֥ן בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ
find graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king to,Ziba see/lo/see! to/for=yourself(m) all which/who [belonged],Mephi- -boshet and=he/it_said Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) obeisance find graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,eyes_of,your my=master the,king )
See how you translated the similar expression in 3:19. Alternate translation: [May you regard me with favor]
OET-LV And_ the_king _he/it_said to_Tsīⱱāʼ HERE to/for_yourself(m) all that belonged_Mephi- boshet and_ Tsīⱱāʼ _he/it_said I_bow_down may_I_find favour in_eyes_of_your my_master the_king.
OET (OET-RV) “Well then,” the king told Tsiva, “everything that belonged to Mefiboshet now belongs to you.”
¶ “I’m honoured,” Tsiva responded, “that I’ve found favour in the eyes of my master the king.”
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.
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