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1 Samuel 20:29

And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.

KJV

et ait : Dimitte me, quoniam sacrificium solemne est in civitate, unus de fratribus meis accersivit me : nunc ergo si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, vadam cito, et videbo fratres meos. Ob hanc causam non venit ad mensam regis.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἐξαπόστειλον δή με, ὅτι θυσία τῆς φυλῆς ἡμῖν ἐν τῇ πόλει καὶ ἐνετείλαντο πρὸς μὲ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου· καὶ νῦν εἰ εὕρηκα χάριν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου, διασωθήσομαι δὴ καὶ ὄψομαι τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου· διὰ τοῦτο οὐ παραγέγονεν ἐπὶ τὴν τράπεζαν τοῦ βασιλέως.

LXX

and he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king’s table.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר שַׁלְּחֵ֣/נִי נָ֡א כִּ֣י זֶבַח֩ מִשְׁפָּחָ֨ה לָ֜/נוּ בָּ/עִ֗יר וְ/ה֤וּא צִוָּֽה לִ/י֙ אָחִ֔/י וְ/עַתָּ֗ה אִם מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ אִמָּ֥לְטָה נָּ֖א וְ/אֶרְאֶ֣ה אֶת אֶחָ֑/י עַל כֵּ֣ן לֹא בָ֔א אֶל שֻׁלְחַ֖ן הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

25 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ה
h
verb · 95×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
ו
v
noun · 629×
זֶ֣בַח
zbch
noun · 160×
חֵ֖ן
chn
noun · 69×
י
y
noun · 71×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 304×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 16:2 — And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.