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1 Samuel 20:6
New English Translation
1 Samuel 20:6
New English Translation
6 If your father happens to miss me, you should say, ‘David urgently requested me to let him go[a] to his town Bethlehem, for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’
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- 1 Samuel 20:6 tn Heb “to run.”
1 Samuel 20:6
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:6
New International Version
6 If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David earnestly asked my permission(A) to hurry to Bethlehem,(B) his hometown, because an annual(C) sacrifice is being made there for his whole clan.’
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