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# As Yahweh lives, and as my master the king lives
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Here the speaker is making a solemn promise. He compare the certainty the he will fulfill his promise to the certainty that Yahweh and the king are alive. Alternate translation: "I solemnly promise that as surely as Yahweh and the king live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# your servant
Ittai refers to himself this way to honor the king.
# whether that means living or dying
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"even if I get killed supporting you"