Translations
If your father notices I'm gone, tell him: "David urgently asked my permission to go to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual family sacrifice there."'
If your father notices my absence at all, say: "David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Beit-Lechem, his town—for there is the annual sacrifice there for all the clan."'
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.
If 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.’