1 Samuel 20:22
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.
1 Samuel 20:22 in other translations
| BSB | But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away. |
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| WEB | But if I say this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go your way, for the LORD has sent you away. |
| ASV | But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away. |
| YLT | And if thus I say to the young man, Lo, the arrows are beyond thee, --go, for Jehovah hath sent thee away; |
| DARBY | But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, — go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away. |
| BBE | But if I say to the boy, See, the arrow has gone past you: then go on your way, for the Lord has sent you away. |
| Webster | But if I say thus to the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away. |
What does 1 Samuel 20:22 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:11-23
Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a…
1 Samuel 20:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 20:22
- 1 Samuel 20:37
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?
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Context
- 1 Samuel 20:21
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.
- 1 Samuel 20:22
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.
- 1 Samuel 20:23
And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.
1 Samuel 20:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas si yo dijere al mozo así: He allí las saetas más allá de ti: vete, porque Jehová te ha enviado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si je dis ainsi au jeune homme: Voici, les flèches sont au-delà de toi; va, car l’ Éternel te renvoie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn ich aber also zu dem Jüngling spreche: Siehe, die Pfeile sind von dir ab hinwärts! so gehe, denn Jehova sendet dich weg. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si dixero puero: Ecce sagittæ intra te sunt, tolle eas: tu veni ad me, quia pax tibi est, et nihil est mali, vivit Dominus. Si autem sic locutus fuero puero: Ecce sagittæ ultra te sunt: vade in pace, quia dimisit te Dominus. |