1 Samuel 20:28-29

20:28 Jonathan replied to Saul, “David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem. 20:29 He said, ‘Permit me to go, ¹  for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged ²  me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go ³  to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

[20:29]  ¹ tn Heb “send me.”

[20:29]  ² tn Heb “commanded.”

[20:29]  ³ tn Heb “be released [from duty].”