1 Samuel 20:6

1 Samuel 20:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth–lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
• New International Version (NIV)If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David earnestly asked my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because an annual sacrifice is being made there for his whole clan.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked permission of me that he might run over to Bethlehem, his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.’

Context of 1 Samuel 20:6

4And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee. 5And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening. If thy father should actually miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. 7If he say thus, It is well, — thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him. 8Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

1 Samuel 20:6 word by word

אִם־פָּקֹ֥ד יִפְקְדֵ֖נִי אָבִ֑יךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ נִשְׁאֹל֩ נִשְׁאַ֨ל מִמֶּ֤נִּי דָוִד֙ לָרוּץ֙ בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם עִיר֔וֹ כִּ֣י זֶ֧בַח הַיָּמִ֛ים שָׁ֖ם לְכָל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• missפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• runרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:6

• 1 Samuel 17:58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
• John 7:42Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?
• 1 Samuel 9:12And they answered them and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place.
• 1 Samuel 16:2And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Israelite families might choose a new moon festival for their yearly family sacrifice (see, for example, 1 Samuel 1:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Sa 20:1-10. David Consults with Jonathan for His Safety. 1-3. David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan--He could not remain in Naioth, for he had strong reason to fear that when the religious fit, if we may so call it, was over, Saul would relapse into his usual fell and sanguinary temper. It may be thought that David acted imprudently in directing his flight to Gibeah. But he was evidently prompted to go thither by the most…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 20:6

• Influence

In the dictionaries

• David
• Artillery
• Lie
• Require
• All
• Altar
• Criticism
• Husband
• Jesse
• Jonathan (2)

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary