1 Samuel 20:38 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 Samuel 20:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:38 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.”

1 Samuel 20:38 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. ”

1 Samuel 20:38 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Jonathan calleth after the youth, `Speed, haste, stand not;' and Jonathan's youth gathereth the arrows, and cometh unto his lord.”

1 Samuel 20:38 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not! And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. ”

1 Samuel 20:38 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Ionathan cryed after the boy, Make speede, haste and stand not still: and Ionathans boy gathered vp the arrowes, and came to his master,”

1 Samuel 20:38 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:38 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

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?

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.

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.

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:38 Mean?

1 Samuel 20:38 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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