en_tn_condensed/2sa/16/17.md

# loyalty

a strong feeling of support and love

# Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with him?

These rhetorical questions are asked to criticize Hushai. They can be translated as a statement. AT: "You have been a loyal friend to David; you should have gone with him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# the one whom Yahweh

Hushai is referring to Absalom.

# the one whom ... that is the man ... with him

Here Hushai is referring to Absalom in the third person to take emphasize off of him and place it on Yahweh and the people who chose him. This can be written in second person. AT: "you are the one whom ... you are the man ... with you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# loyalty`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`a strong feeling of support and love`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with him?`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These rhetorical questions are asked to criticize Hushai. They can be translated as a statement. AT: "You have been a loyal friend to David; you should have gone with him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the one whom Yahweh`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Hushai is referring to Absalom.`

			`# the one whom ... that is the man ... with him`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Here Hushai is referring to Absalom in the third person to take emphasize off of him and place it on Yahweh and the people who chose him. This can be written in second person. AT: "you are the one whom ... you are the man ... with you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]`