en_tn_condensed/2sa/14/19.md

# Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this

Here the word "hand" refers to Joab's influence. Alternate translation: "Has not Joab influenced you in all this" or "Did Joab send you here to speak these things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# As you live

"As surely as you are alive." Here the woman compares the certainty of what David has said to the certainty that he is alive, to emphasize how true his statement is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# no one can escape to the right hand ... the king has spoken

Here the woman describes the difficulty of speaking to the king and keeping him from finding out the truth by comparing it to a person not being about to escape in any direction. Alternate translation: "no one can keep you from knowing the truth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# to the right hand or to the left

The expression gives two extremes and means "anywhere." Alternate translation: "anywhere at all" or "anywhere" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here the word "hand" refers to Joab's influence. Alternate translation: "Has not Joab influenced you in all this" or "Did Joab send you here to speak these things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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			`# As you live`

			`"As surely as you are alive." Here the woman compares the certainty of what David has said to the certainty that he is alive, to emphasize how true his statement is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# no one can escape to the right hand ... the king has spoken`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here the woman describes the difficulty of speaking to the king and keeping him from finding out the truth by comparing it to a person not being about to escape in any direction. Alternate translation: "no one can keep you from knowing the truth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# to the right hand or to the left`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The expression gives two extremes and means "anywhere." Alternate translation: "anywhere at all" or "anywhere" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00