Translations
Modern
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.’
Traditional
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.
Literal
If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David urgently requested from me to run to Bethlehem his city, for a yearly sacrifice is there for all of the clan.’
Latin
Si respiciens requisierit me pater tuus, respondebis ei: Rogavit me David ut iret celeriter in Bethlehem civitatem suam, quia victimæ solemnes ibi sunt universis contribulibus suis.
Original
Hebrew
English
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.’
Notes
Israelite families might choose a new moon festival for their yearly family sacrifice (see, for example, 1 Samuel 1:3).
Theme notes and profiles
David Jeroboam I Jonathan Saul David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders
Events
People
David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ
Places
Bethlehem: City of David's birth and Jesus' birth
Glossary
Altar Covenant David Offerings and Sacrifices Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Influence: Good Sacrifices were offered: Yearly The Moon: First Appearance of, a Time of Festivity