⁶ If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David earnestly asked my permission^(A) to hurry to Bethlehem,^(B) his hometown, because an annual^(C) sacrifice is being made there for his whole clan.’ ⁷ If he says, ‘Very well,’ then your servant is safe. But if he loses his temper,^(D) you can be sure that he is determined^(E) to harm me. ⁸ As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you have brought him into a covenant^(F) with you before the Lord. If I am guilty, then kill^(G) me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?”