1 Samuel 20:38
36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
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
- Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
- KJV
- And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
- WEB
- Jonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
- ASV
- And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan`s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
- DARBY
- And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not! And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
- BLB
- And Jonathan cried out after the boy, “Hurry, hurry; do not delay.” And the boy of Jonathan gathered up the arrows and came back to his master.
- ÅB
- Så ropte Jonatan enda en gang til gutten: Vær snar, skynd deg, stans ikke! Og Jonatans gutt samlet pilene opp og kom til sin herre.
- OTB
- Og Jonatan ropte etter gutten: "Skynd deg, vær rask, ikke bli stående!" Og Jonatans gutt plukket opp pilen og kom til sin herre.
- B1930
- Så ropte Jonatan ennu en gang til gutten: Vær snar, skynd dig, stans ikke! Og Jonatans gutt samlet pilene op og kom til sin herre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 17:31–32
In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Read in contextProverbs 6:4–5
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Read in contextPsalms 55:6–9
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Read in contextMatthew 24:16–18
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Read in contextMark 13:14–16
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains:
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