Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 20:6
6If thy father shall at all 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.1
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
4Then said Jonathan to David, Whatever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. 5And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at the table: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening. If thy father shall at all 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 shall say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he shall be very angry, then be sure that evil is determined by him. 8Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: however, if there is in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
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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
- allפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: missingH6485
- sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- earnestlyשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- runרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
- Bethlehemבֵּית לֶ֫חֶםbêyth lechem · BethlehemH1035
- cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- yearlyיוֹםyôm · day: yearH3117
- sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:6
- 1 Samuel 17:58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
- John 7:42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh from the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
- 1 Samuel 9:12And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
- 1 Samuel 16:2And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul shall hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.
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
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Notes
- 1. 1 Samuel 20:6 sacrifice: or, feast ↩
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
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