2nd Samuel Chapter 16 verse 19 Holy Bible
And 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.
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And 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.
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And 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.
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And 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.
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And 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.
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Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't I serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence.
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and secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewFurthermore,וְהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית (wə·haš·šê·nîṯ)Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singularStrong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number)whomלְמִי֙ (lə·mî)Preposition-l | InterrogativeStrong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffixshould Iאֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iserveאֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד (’e·‘ĕ·ḇōḏ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslaveif notהֲל֖וֹא (hă·lō·w)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nothe son?בְנ֑וֹ (ḇə·nōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonAsכַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka·’ă·šer)Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatI servedעָבַ֙דְתִּי֙ (‘ā·ḇaḏ·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslavein your father’sאָבִ֔יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 1: Fatherpresence,לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The faceso alsoכֵּ֖ן (kên)AdverbStrong's 3651: So -- thusI will serveאֶהְיֶ֥ה (’eh·yeh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bein yours.”לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The faceJump to PreviousBesides Father's Furthermore Labour Presence Secondly Servant Serve Served Shouldn't
