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Parallel 2 SAM 16:19

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BI 2 Sam 16:19 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

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.”

OET-LVAnd_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.

UHBוְ⁠הַ⁠שֵּׁנִ֗ית לְ⁠מִי֙ אֲנִ֣י אֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד הֲ⁠ל֖וֹא לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י בְנ֑⁠וֹ כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָבַ֨דְתִּי֙ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י אָבִ֔י⁠ךָ כֵּ֖ן אֶהְיֶ֥ה לְ⁠פָנֶֽי⁠ךָ׃פ
   (və⁠ha⁠shshēnit lə⁠mī ʼₐniy ʼeˊₑⱱod hₐ⁠lōʼ li⁠fənēy ən⁠ō ka⁠ʼₐsher ˊāⱱadtī li⁠fənēy ʼāⱱiy⁠kā kēn ʼehyeh lə⁠fāney⁠kā.◊)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ τὸ δεύτερον, τίνι ἐγὼ δουλεύσω; οὐχὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ; καθάπερ ἐδούλευσα ἐνώπιον τοῦ πατρός σου, οὕτως ἔσομαι ἐνώπιόν σου.
   (Kai to deuteron, tini egō douleusō; ouⱪi enōpion tou huiou autou; kathaper edouleusa enōpion tou patros sou, houtōs esomai enōpion sou. )

BrTrAnd again, whom shall I serve? should I not in the presence of his son? As I served in the sight of thy father, so will I be in thy presence.

ULTAnd the second thing: to whom will I myself serve? Is it not to the face of his son? Just as I served to the face of your father, thus I will be to your face.”

USTBesides, whom should I serve? Why should I not serve my master’s son? Just as I have served your father, even so, I will serve you.”

BSBFurthermore, whom should I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”

MSB (Same as above)


OEBAnd in the second place, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so will I serve you.’

WEBBEAgain, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NETMoreover, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you.”

LSVand secondly, for whom do I labor? Is it not before his son? As I served before your father, so I am before you.”

FBVIn any case, why shouldn't I serve his son? In the same way I served your father I will serve you.”

T4TYou are my master King David’s son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”

LEBNo LEB 2 SAM book available

BBEAnd more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.

MoffNo Moff 2 SAM book available

JPSAnd again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.'

ASVAnd again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.

DRABesides this, whom shall I serve? is it not the king’s son? as I have served thy father, so will I serve thee also.

YLTand secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.'

DrbyAnd again, whom should I serve? should it not be in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

RVAnd again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
   (And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy/your father’s presence, so will I be in thy/your presence. )

SLTAnd the second time, to whom shall I serve if not before the son? as I served before thy father so will I be before thee.

WbstrAnd again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

KJB-1769And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
   (And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy/your father’s presence, so will I be in thy/your presence. )

KJB-1611And againe, whom should I serue? should I not serue in the presence of his sonne? as I haue serued in thy fathers presence, so will I be in thy presence.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

BshpsNo Bshps 2 SAM book available

GnvaAnd moreouer vnto whome shall I doe seruice? not to his sonne? as I serued before thy father, so will I before thee.
   (And moreover/what's_more unto whom shall I do service? not to his son? as I served before thy/your father, so will I before thee/you. )

CvdlNo Cvdl 2 SAM book available

WyclNo Wycl 2 SAM book available

LuthNo Luth 2 SAM book available

ClVgSed ut et hoc inferam, cui ego serviturus sum? nonne filio regis? Sicut parui patri tuo, ita parebo et tibi.
   (But as and this inferam, to_whom I slavesturus sum? isn't_it son king? Like parui to_his_father your, so/thus parebo and to_you. )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT 2 SAM book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

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.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

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.”

BI 2 Sam 16:19 ©