1 Samuel 20:39
37 When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
38 Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
But the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement.
40 Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”
41 When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement.
- KJV
- But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
- WEB
- But the boy didn’t know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
- ASV
- But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
- DARBY
- And the lad knew nothing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
- BLB
- And the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew of the matter.
- ÅB
- Men gutten visste ikke om noe; det var bare Jonatan og David som visste hva det gjaldt.
- OTB
- Men gutten var uvitende om noe; bare Jonatan og David forsto saken.
- B1930
- Men gutten visste ikke om noget; det var bare Jonatan og David som visste hvad det gjaldt.