1 Samuel 20:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If your father notices my absence, then say, 'David earnestly asked my permission to run to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice there for his whole family.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    If your father at all misses 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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    If thy father 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    If thy father{H1} miss{H6485} me at all,{H6485} then say,{H559} David{H1732} earnestly{H7592} asked{H7592} leave of me that he might run{H7323} to Beth-lehem{H1035} his city;{H5892} for it is the yearly{H3117} sacrifice{H2077} there for all the family.{H4940}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    If thy father{H1} at all{H6485}{(H8800)} miss{H6485}{(H8799)} me, then say{H559}{(H8804)}, David{H1732} earnestly{H7592}{(H8736)} asked{H7592}{(H8738)} leave of me that he might run{H7323}{(H8800)} to Bethlehem{H1035} his city{H5892}: for there is a yearly{H3117} sacrifice{H2077} there for all the family{H4940}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yf thy father then axe after me, saye: Dauid prayed me, yt he mighte runne to Bethleem vnto his cite, for all his kynred haue there a yearly sacrifice.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If thy father make mention of me, then say, Dauid asked leaue of me, that he might goe to Beth-lehem to his owne citie: for there is a yeerely sacrifice for all that familie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If thy father speake of me, then say: Dauid asked leaue of me, that he might go to Bethlehem to his owne citie, for there is holden a yerely feast for all the kinred.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    If thy father 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    If your father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    if thy father at all look after me, and thou hast said, David asked earnestly of me to run to Beth-Lehem his city, for a sacrifice of the days `is' there for all the family.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And if your father takes note of the fact that I am away, say, David made a request to me for himself that he might go to Beth-lehem, to his town: for it is the time when his family make their offering year by year.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    If your father miss me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If your father happens to miss me, you should say,‘David urgently requested me to let him go to his city Bethlehem, for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 9:12 : 12 They answered, "Yes, he is ahead of you. Hurry now; he has just come to the town today, for the people are offering a sacrifice at the high place."
  • 1 Sam 17:58 : 58 Saul asked him, 'Whose son are you, young man?' David replied, 'I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.'
  • John 7:42 : 42 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s line and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?'”}, {
  • 1 Sam 16:2-5 : 2 Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." The LORD replied, "Take a young cow with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.' 3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate to you. 4 So Samuel did as the LORD commanded. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled at his coming and asked, "Do you come in peace?" 5 He replied, "In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 Instead, seek the place that the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put His name and make His presence dwell, and go there.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 20:27-29
    3 verses
    83%

    27 But on the second day of the month, David's place was still empty. So Saul asked Jonathan, 'Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?'

    28 Jonathan answered Saul, 'David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.'

    29 He said, ‘Please let me go, for our family is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to attend. If I have found favor in your eyes, let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.

  • 1 Sam 20:1-5
    5 verses
    77%

    1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came and said to Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my guilt, and what is my sin before your father that he seeks my life?"

    2 Jonathan said to him, "Far be it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing great or small without revealing it to me. Why then would my father hide this matter from me? It's not so!"

    3 But David swore again and said, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, 'Let Jonathan not know this, lest he be grieved.' But as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."

    4 Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

    5 David said to Jonathan, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and I am supposed to sit at the king’s table to eat. Let me go so that I may hide in the field until the evening of the third day."

  • 1 Sam 19:1-4
    4 verses
    74%

    1 Saul spoke to his son Jonathan and to all his servants, commanding them to kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, held a deep affection for David.

    2 Jonathan warned David, saying, "My father Saul is seeking to kill you. So please be on guard in the morning; find a safe hiding place and stay there.

    3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are hiding. I will speak with him about you, and if I learn anything, I will let you know.

    4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul, his father, saying, "The king should not sin against his servant David. He has done no wrong to you; on the contrary, his actions have greatly benefited you.

  • 1 Sam 20:7-13
    7 verses
    73%

    7 If he says, 'Good,' it will mean peace for your servant. But if he is very angry, know that he has determined harm.

    8 Therefore, deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty, kill me yourself; why bring me to your father?

    9 Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I knew for certain that my father intended to harm you, wouldn't I tell you?"

    10 David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?"

    11 Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So both of them went out into the field.

    12 Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be my witness: I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, won't I send word to you and let you know?"

    13 May the LORD punish Jonathan severely if I do not inform you and send you away in peace when my father intends to harm you. May the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

  • 1 Sam 20:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18 Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed because your seat will be empty.

    19 The day after tomorrow, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid when this trouble began, and stay by the stone Ezel.

  • 1 Sam 22:3
    71%

    3 From there, David went to Mizpeh in Moab and said to the king of Moab, 'Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.'

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    70%

    15 But David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

  • 2 Sam 15:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, 'Please allow me to go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.'

    8 For your servant made a vow while I was living in Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD.’

  • 1 Sam 20:32
    70%

    32 Jonathan responded to his father Saul and asked, 'Why should he be put to death? What has he done?'

  • 1 Sam 26:19
    70%

    19 Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed before the LORD, because they have driven me out today to prevent me from having a share in the LORD's inheritance, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'

  • 1 Sam 20:41-42
    2 verses
    69%

    41 When the boy had gone, David got up from the south side and fell facedown on the ground. He bowed three times, and then they kissed each other and wept together—David weeping the most.

    42 Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying,

  • 1 Sam 20:24
    69%

    24 So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat.

  • 2 Sam 15:20
    69%

    20 ‘You only came yesterday, so why should I make you wander with us today? I must go wherever I can. Return and take your brothers with you. May kindness and faithfulness be with you.’

  • 1 Sam 1:21
    69%

    21 When Elkanah and all his household went up to offer the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,

  • 1 Sam 16:5
    69%

    5 He replied, "In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

  • 1 Sam 16:19
    68%

    19 Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

  • 1 Sam 2:19
    68%

    19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.

  • 1 Sam 16:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2 Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." The LORD replied, "Take a young cow with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'

    3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate to you.

  • 1 Sam 23:18
    68%

    18 The two of them made a covenant before the LORD. Then David remained in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.

  • 1 Sam 10:2
    68%

    2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, 'The donkeys you went to find have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and is concerned about you, asking, “What shall I do about my son?”'

  • 1 Sam 20:35
    68%

    35 In the morning, Jonathan went out to the field to meet David at the appointed time, and he took a young boy with him.

  • 1 Sam 23:10
    68%

    10 David said, "LORD, God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city because of me.

  • 2 Sam 9:1
    68%

    1 David asked, "Is there anyone still left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"

  • 2 Sam 13:26
    68%

    26 Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?'

  • 1 Sam 17:58
    68%

    58 Saul asked him, 'Whose son are you, young man?' David replied, 'I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.'

  • 2 Sam 15:26
    68%

    26 'But if He says, “I have no delight in you,” here I am—let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.'

  • 1 Sam 17:17
    68%

    17 Jesse said to his son David, 'Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.'

  • Gen 44:34
    67%

    34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I could not bear to see the misery that would come upon my father.

  • 2 Sam 15:14
    67%

    14 David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, 'Arise, let us flee, or there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry and leave, or he will quickly overtake us, bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.'

  • 1 Sam 14:1
    67%

    1 One day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who carried his armor, 'Come, let us cross over to the garrison of the Philistines on the other side.' But he did not tell his father.

  • 2 Sam 19:20
    67%

    20 He said to the king, 'May my lord not hold me guilty. Do not remember the wrong your servant did on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.'