1 Samuel 20:6
If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David urgently requested my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan.’
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ASV
If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | 'im- | <if> | H518 → |
| פָּקֹ֥ד | pa.Kod | certainly [if] <to miss> | H6485 → |
| יִפְקְדֵ֖נִי | yif.ke.De.ni | he will miss me | H6485 → |
| אָבִ֑יךָ | 'a.Vi.kha | father your | H1 → |
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ | ve.'a.mar.Ta | and you will say | H559 → |
| נִשְׁאֹל֩ | nish.'Ol | certainly <to ask> | H7592 → |
| נִשְׁאַ֨ל | nish.'Al | he asked for himself | H7592 → |
| מִמֶּ֤נִּי | mi.Me.ni | from me | H4480 → |
| דָוִד֙ | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| לָרוּץ֙ | la.Rutz | to run | H7323 → |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | Beth- | H1035 → |
| לֶ֣חֶם | Le.chem | -lehem | H1035 → |
| עִיר֔וֹ | i.Ro | city his | H5892 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| זֶ֧בַח | Ze.vach | [the] sacrifice of | H2077 → |
| הַיָּמִ֛ים | hai.ya.Mim | the days | H3117 → |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | [is] there | H8033 → |
| לְכָל־ | le.khol | for all | H3605 → |
| הַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ | ha.mish.pa.Chah | the clan | H4940 → |
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