2 Samuel 9:8

9:8 Then Mephibosheth ¹  bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” ² 

2 Samuel 14:5

14:5 The king replied to her, “What do you want?” ³  She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 16:20

16:20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give us your advice. What should we do?”

2 Samuel 17:5

17:5 But Absalom said, “Call for ⁴  Hushai the Arkite, and let’s hear what he has to say.” ⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “What is your servant, that you turn to a dead dog which is like me?”

³ tn Heb “What to you?”

⁵ tc In the MT the verb is singular, but in the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate it is plural.

⁶ tn Heb “what is in his mouth.”