but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

But if¹ thou returnª° to the city,ª and sayª° unto Absalom,ª I¹ will be¹ thy servant,ª O king;ª [as] I¹ [have been] thy father'sª servantª hitherto,ª¹ so [will] I¹ now¹ also [be] thy servant:ª then mayest thou for me defeatª°¹ the counselª of Ahithophel.ª

But if¹ thou returneª° to the citie,ª and sayª° vnto Absalom,ª I¹ wil be¹ thy seruant,ª O king:ª [as] I¹ [haue bene] thy fathersª seruantª hitherto,ª¹ so will I¹ now¹ also be thy seruant:ª then mayest thou for mee defeatª°¹ the counsellª of Ahithophel.ª

but if thou shall return to the city, and shalt say to Absalom{gr.Abessalom}, Thy brethren are passed over, and the king thy father is passed over after me: and now I am thy servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of thy father, and now I [am] thy humble servant-- so shalt thou disconcert for me, the counsel of Ahithophel{gr.Achitophel}.

But if¹ thou returnª° to the city,ª and sayª° unto ´Avšälôm אַבשָׁלוֹם,ª I¹ will be¹ thy servant,ª O king;ª [as] I¹ [have been] thy father'sª servantª hitherto,ª¹ so [will] I¹ now¹ also [be] thy servant:ª then mayest thou for me defeatª°¹ the counselª of ´Áçîŧöfel אֲחִיתֹפֶל.ª

w'im-häiyr Täshûv w'ämar'Tä l'av'shälôm av'D'khä ániy haMelekh' eh'yeh eved äviykhä waániy mëäz w'aTäh waániy av'Dekhä w'hëfar'Täh liy ët átzat áchiytofel