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I Samuel 20:Verse 21

KJV
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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.

Jeremiah 5:2Amos 8:14Jeremiah 12:16Jeremiah 4:2Jeremiah 5:2
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What Does I Samuel 20:21 Mean?

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"The instruction given to the lad to find the arrows establishes the public facade necessary to protect the private communication between the prince an..."

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King James VersionPrimary
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.

American Standard Version
ASV

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.

American King James Version
AKJV

And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, take them; then come you: for there is peace to you, and no hurt; as the LORD lives.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and lo, I send the youth: Go, find the arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the arrows are on this side of theetake them, then come thou, for peace is for thee, and there is nothing; Jehovah liveth.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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 hurt, as the Lord lives.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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 hurt, as the Lord lives.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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 hurt, as Jehovah lives.

Darby Translation
Darby

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.

Webster Bible
Webster

And behold, I will send a 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 thou: for [there is] peace to thee, and no hurt; [as] the LORD liveth.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

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.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And I will send a boy, saying to him: Go and fetch me the arrows.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And lo! I will send the boy [saying], Go, find the arrow! If I, say, to the boy—Lo! the arrows, are on this side of thee—take them, then come, for there is peace for thee, and no cause [for fear], by the life of Yahweh.

Literal Translation
LITV

And, behold, I shall send a boy, saying , Find the arrows! If I expressly say to the boy, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, take them; then you come, for peace shall be to you, and there is nothing, as Jehovah lives.

Modern King James
MKJV

And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go find the arrows. If I carefully say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, take them, then you may come, for there is peace to you, and no hurt, as the LORD lives.

Updated King James
UKJV

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 you, take them; then come you: for there is peace to you, and no hurt; as the LORD lives.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

⌞Then⌟ I will send word to my servant, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ If I clearly say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are ⌞on this side of you⌟; ⌞bring⌟ it,’ then come, for it means peace for you. And there is no problem, ⌞as Yahweh lives⌟.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And, behold, I will send the lad: 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 HaShem liveth.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

Also, I will send a boy, saying to him, ‘Go and bring the arrows to me.’

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And, behold, I will send a 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 thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Y schal sende also and my child, and Y schal seie to hym, Go thou, and brynge to me the arewis.

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