1Sa 20:6 | NASB2020 | STEP | If your father misses me at all , then say , ‘ David earnestly requested leave of me to run to Bethlehem , his city , because it is the yearly sacrifice there for the whole family .’

‏ 1 Samuel 20:6

6 If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly requested leave of me to run to ^aBethlehem, his city, because it is ^bthe yearly sacrifice there for the whole family.’