Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #144800

OSHB 2 Sam 6:20 אַמְהוֹת (ʼamhōt) Strongs=519 Lemma=‘אָמָה’
contextual word gloss=‘of_the_maidservants_of’ word gloss=‘maids_of’
Morphology=Ncfpc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=construct
Year=-1042 TimeSeries=Reign_of_David

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Only use of identical word form ‘אַמְהוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncfpc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אַמְהוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncfpc PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=construct) is always and only glossed as ‘of_the_maidservants_of’.

2 SAM 6:20 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_maidservants_of’ word gloss=‘maids_of’ OSHB 2 SAM 6:20 word 22

OET-LV: 20 And_ Dāvid _he _returned to_bless DOM household _of_his and_ Mīkāl _she _came _out the _daughter _of Shāʼūl to_ Dāvid _meet and_she/it _said how he _has _honoured _himself the_day the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who he _has _uncovered _himself the_day to_the _eyes _of the _maidservants _of his _servants _of_his as_uncovers _himself shamelessly _(uncover) one of_the _worthless_men. (SA2_6:20)

OET-RV: 20 Then David returned to bless his own house, but his wife Mikal came out to meet him complaining, “What disgraceful behaviour for Yisrael’s king today—dancing when he was wearing so little and exposing himself to his female servants like some brainless person!” (SA2 6:20)