1 Samuel 20:6
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.
If thy father at all misse me, then say, Dauid earnestly asked leaue of me that he might runne to Bethlehem his citie: for there is a yeerely ‖sacrifice there for all the family.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, feast.
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- 1 Samuel 17:58Rank 1 from verse 6
- 1 Samuel 9:12Rank 2 from verse 6
12And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
12And they answered them, and said, He is: behold, he is before you, make haste now: for he came to day to the citie; for there is ‖a sacrifice of the people to day in the hie place.
- 1 Samuel 16:2–5Rank 3 from verse 6
2And 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.
3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
4And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
2And Samuel said, How can I goe? if Saul heare it, he will kill mee. And the LORD said, Take an heifer †with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
3And call Iesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt doe: and thou shalt anoynt vnto mee him whom I name vnto thee.
4And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem: and the elders of the towne trembled at his †comming, and said, Commest thou peaceably?
5And hee said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice vnto the LORD: sanctifie your selues, and come with me to the sacrifice: and he sanctified Iesse, and his sonnes, and called them to the sacrifice.
- Deuteronomy 12:5Rank 4 from verse 6
5But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
5But vnto the place which the LORD your God shall *chuse out of all your tribes, to put his name there, euen vnto his habitation shall yee seeke, and thither thou shalt come:
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1 Samuel 20:6
Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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Sense 1: To fail to hit a target. Sense 2: To notice the absence of someone expected. Sense 3: To be lacking or lose.
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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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Seriously, eagerly, sincerely, or with intense effort.
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1. To depart, cease from, abandon, forsake, release, permit, entrust, bequeath, cause or allow to remain, omit, exclude, or not take. 2. As a noun, permission or liberty to act, including permission to depart.
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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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To move swiftly on foot; to flow, spread, proceed, continue, or carry out a course.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Every year or once in each year; annual in recurrence.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: An offering presented to God or to a false god, or the thing so offered. Sense 2: To present, slay, or consume something as such an offering.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828
A household, kindred, lineage, tribe, or group descended from a common ancestor.
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5And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
5And Dauid said vnto Ionathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moone, and I should not faile to sit with the king at meate: but let me goe, that I may hide my selfe in the fields vnto the third day at euen.
6If 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.
6If thy father at all misse me, then say, Dauid earnestly asked leaue of me that he might runne to Bethlehem his citie: for there is a yeerely ‖sacrifice there for all the family.
Selected passage7If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
7If he say thus, It is well, thy seruant shall haue peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that euill is determined by him.