1 Samuel 20:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.”
1 Samuel 20:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 20:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 20:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, I will send the boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ If I tell the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them;’ then come, for there is peace to you and no danger, as Yahweh lives.”
1 Samuel 20:21 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 20:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And, behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as Jehovah liveth. ”
1 Samuel 20:21 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and lo, I send the youth: Go, find the arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the arrows <FI>are<Fi> on this side of thee--take them, --then come thou, for peace <FI>is<Fi> for thee, and there is nothing; Jehovah liveth.”
1 Samuel 20:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 20:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And behold, I will send the lad, [saying,] Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come, for there is peace for thee, and it is nothing; [as] Jehovah liveth. ”
1 Samuel 20:21 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 20:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And after I wil sende a boy, saying, Goe, seeke the arrowes. If I say vnto the boy, See, the arrowes are on this side thee, bring them, and come thou: for it is well with thee and no hurt, as the Lord liueth.”
1 Samuel 20:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 20:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 20
19 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.
22 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.
23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.
What Does 1 Samuel 20:21 Mean?
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