1 Samuel 20:29
New English Translation
29 He said, ‘Permit me to go,[a] for we are having a family sacrifice in the town, and my brother urged[b] me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go[c] to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”
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- 1 Samuel 20:29 tn Heb “send me.”
- 1 Samuel 20:29 tn Heb “commanded.”
- 1 Samuel 20:29 tn Heb “be released [from duty].”
1 Samuel 20:29
New International Version
29 He said, ‘Let me go, because our family is observing a sacrifice(A) in the town and my brother has ordered me to be there. If I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away to see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
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