2 Samuel 15:21
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And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!”
In other translations
And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!”
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030אִתַּי'itaiIttaiH863אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָהyahwehof YahwehH3068וְחֵיvecheiand [by] [the] life ofH2416אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518בִּמְקוֹםbimkomin [the] placeH4725אֲשֶׁר'asher<of> whereH834יִהְיֶה־yihyeh-he will beH1961שָּׁם׀shamthereH8033אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אִם־'im-whetherH518לְמָוֶתlemavetfor deathH4194אִם־'im-orH518לְחַיִּיםlechaiyimfor lifeH2416כִּי־ki-forH3588שָׁםshamthereH8033יִהְיֶהyihyehhe will beH1961עַבְדֶּךָ׃'avdekhaservant yourH5650
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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