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 \v 5 David said to Jonathan, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and I ought to sit down to eat with the king. But let me go, so that I may hide myself in the field until the third day at evening.
 
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-\v 6 If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city because it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.'
+\v 6 If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city, because it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.'
 \v 7 If he says, 'It is well,' your servant will have peace. But if he is very angry, then know that he has decided on evil.
 
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