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1 Samuel

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"If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, because it is the yearly sacrifice there for the whole family.'

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"If if Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
your father father Noun H1 אָבִ֑יךָ a·vi·cha;
misses to attend to, visit, muster, appoint Verb H6485 פָּקֹ֥ד pa·kod
me at all, to attend to, visit, muster, appoint Verb H6485 יִפְקְדֵ֖נִי yif·ke·de·ni
then say, to utter, say Verb H559 וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ ve·'a·mar·ta
'David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָוִד֙ da·vid
Analysis:
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earnestly to ask, inquire Verb H7592 נִשְׁאֹל֩ nish·'ol
asked to ask, inquire Verb H7592 נִשְׁאַ֨ל nish·'al
[leave] of me to run to run Verb H7323 לָרוּץ֙ la·rutz
to Bethlehem "place of bread," a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun Noun H1035 לֶ֣חֶם le·chem
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his city, city, town Noun H5892 עִירֹ֔ו i·rov,
because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֣י ki
it is the yearly day Noun H3117 הַיָּמִ֛ים hai·ya·mim
sacrifice a sacrifice Noun H2077 זֶ֧בַח ze·vach
there there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֖ם sham
for the whole the whole, all Noun H3605 לְכָל־ le·chol-
family.' a clan Noun H4940 הַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ ham·mish·pa·chah.

Locations

Bethlehem

BETHLEHEMbeth'-le-hem (bethlechem; Baithleem, or Bethleem, "house of David," or possibly "the house of Lakhmu," an Assyrian deity):I. Bethlehem Judah:Bethlehem Judah, or EPHRATH or EPHRATHAH (which see) is now Beit Lahm (Arabic = "house of meat"), a town of upward of 10,000 inhabitants, 5 miles South of Jerusalem and 2,350 ft. above sea level. It occupies an... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, because it is the yearly sacrifice there for the whole family.'
King James Bible "If your If thy father misses me at all, all miss me, then say, 'David David earnestly asked leave of me to that he might run to Bethlehem his city, because it city: for there is the a yearly sacrifice there for all the whole family.'
Hebrew Greek English "If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, because it is the yearly sacrifice there for the whole family.'