1 Samuel 20:39
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?
38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
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.
41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
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.