2 Samuel 16:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Furthermore, whom should I serve if not the son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”

Young's Literal Translation
and secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.’

King James 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.

Hebrew
Furthermore,
וְהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית (wə·haš·šê·nîṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular
Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number)

whom
לְמִי֙ (lə·mî)
Preposition-l | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

should I
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

serve
אֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד (’e·‘ĕ·ḇōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

if not
הֲל֖וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

the son?
בְנ֑וֹ (ḇə·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

As
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I served
עָבַ֙דְתִּי֙ (‘ā·ḇaḏ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

in your father’s
אָבִ֔יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

presence,
לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

so also
כֵּ֖ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

I will serve
אֶהְיֶ֥ה (’eh·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in yours.”
לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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