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1 Samuel 20:22

20 I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.

21 Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.

But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.

23 And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”

24 So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.
KJV
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
WEB
But if I say this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go your way, for the LORD has sent you away.
ASV
But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away.
DARBY
But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away.
BLB
But if thus I say to the young man: ‘Behold, the arrows [are] away from you and further beyond,’ [then] you must go, for YHWH has sent you away.
ÅB
Men sier jeg til den unge mann: Se, pilene ligger bortenfor deg - så gå! For da vil Herren at du skal dra bort.
OTB
Men hvis jeg sier til ungdommen: 'Se, pilene er bortenfor deg,' så gå, for Herren har sendt deg bort.
B1930
Men sier jeg til den unge mann: Se, pilene ligger bortenfor dig - så gå! For da vil Herren at du skal dra bort.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 20:37

    When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”

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