1 Samuel

1 Samuel 20:6

6If 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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
misses me at allפָּקֹ֥דpā·qōḏVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
tell himוְאָמַרְתָּ֗wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Davidדָוִד֙ḏā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
urgently requestedנִשְׁאֹל֩niš·’ōlVerb - Nifal - Infinitive absoluteH7592 ask, inquire
myמִמֶּ֤נִּיmim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
to hurryלָרוּץ֙lā·rūṣPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7323 run
to Bethlehemלֶ֣חֶםle·ḥemNoun - proper - feminine singularH1035 Beth-Lechem
his hometownעִיר֔וֹ‘î·rōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5892 excitement
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
there isשָׁ֖םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
an annualהַיָּמִ֛יםhay·yā·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3117 day
sacrificeזֶ֧בַחze·ḇaḥNoun - masculine singular constructH2077 sacrifice
for his wholeלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
clanהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ham·miš·pā·ḥāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4940 clan

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