Discovery Box2 Samuel 14:16 
Context14:16 Yes! 1 The king may 2 listen and deliver his female servant 3 from the hand of the man who seeks to remove 4 both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’ 5
2 Samuel 17:17
Context17:17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying in En Rogel. A female servant would go and inform them, and they would then go and inform King David. It was not advisable for them to be seen going into the city.
1 tn Or “for.”
2 tn Or “will.” The imperfect verbal form can have either an indicative or modal nuance. The use of “perhaps” in v. 15b suggests the latter here.
3 tn Heb “in order to deliver his maid.”
4 tn Heb “destroy.”
5 tn Heb “from the inheritance of God.” The expression refers to the property that was granted to her family line in the division of the land authorized by God.
