Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf 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.’ Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible 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. Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not your father אָבִ֑יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father misses me יִפְקְדֵ֖נִי (yip̄·qə·ḏê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit at all, פָּקֹ֥ד (pā·qōḏ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit tell him, וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘David דָוִד֙ (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse urgently requested נִשְׁאֹל֩ (niš·’ōl) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand my [permission] נִשְׁאַ֨ל (niš·’al) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand to hurry לָרוּץ֙ (lā·rūṣ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7323: To run to Bethlehem, לֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun his hometown, עִיר֔וֹ (‘î·rōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction there is שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither an annual הַיָּמִ֛ים (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day sacrifice זֶ֧בַח (ze·ḇaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice for his whole לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every clan.’ הַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ (ham·miš·pā·ḥāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people |