וְאִם־הָעִ֣יר תָּשׁ֗וּב וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ עַבְדְּךָ֨ אֲנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה עֶ֣בֶד אָבִ֤יךָ וַֽאֲנִי֙ מֵאָ֔ז וְעַתָּ֖ה וַאֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְהֵפַרְתָּ֣ה לִ֔י אֵ֖ת עֲצַ֥ת אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃
但你若回城裡去，對押沙龍說：『王啊，我願作你的僕人；我從前怎樣作你父親的僕人，如今也照樣作你的僕人。』這樣，你就可以為我破壞亞希多弗的計謀。
Rashi
Previously, I was your father's servant. This is like [saying], Previously I was your father's servant. It is a verse that [must be] cut.15The word וַאֲנִי needs to be “cut out” and placed in front of the phrase.