1 Samuel 20:29
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he did not come to the king’s table.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, Send me away, I pray thee, for a family sacrifice we have in the city, and my brother himself hath given command to me, and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren; therefore he hath not come unto the table of the king.’

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
saying,
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Please
נָ֡א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let me go
שַׁלְּחֵ֣נִי (šal·lə·ḥê·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

because
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

our clan
מִשְׁפָּחָ֨ה (miš·pā·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people

is holding a sacrifice
זֶבַח֩ (ze·ḇaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

in the city,
בָּעִ֗יר (bā·‘îr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

and my brother
אָחִ֔י (’ā·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

has told
צִוָּֽה־ (ṣiw·wāh-)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

me to be there.
לִי֙ (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

So now,
וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I have found
מָצָ֤אתִי (mā·ṣā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

favor
חֵן֙ (ḥên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective

in your eyes,
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

please
נָּ֖א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let me go
אִמָּ֥לְטָה (’im·mā·lə·ṭāh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

and see
וְאֶרְאֶ֣ה (wə·’er·’eh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

my brothers.’
אֶחָ֑י (’e·ḥāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

That is why
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

he did not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

come
בָ֔א (ḇā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the king’s
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

table.”
שֻׁלְחַ֖ן (šul·ḥan)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7979: A table, a meal

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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