1 Samuel 20:22 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 Samuel 20:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But if I say this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go your way, for Yahweh has sent you away.”

1 Samuel 20:22 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away. ”

1 Samuel 20:22 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And if thus I say to the young man, Lo, the arrows <FI>are<Fi> beyond thee, --go, for Jehovah hath sent thee away;”

1 Samuel 20:22 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, — go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away. ”

1 Samuel 20:22 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But if I say thus vnto the boy, Behold, the arrowes are beyonde thee, goe thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.”

1 Samuel 20:22 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:22 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

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.

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:22 Mean?

1 Samuel 20:22 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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