1 Samuel 20 · Verse 38

1 Samuel 20:38

And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
1 Samuel 20:38, King James Version

1 Samuel 20:38 in other translations

BSBThen Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
WEBJonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
ASVAnd Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
YLTand Jonathan calleth after the youth, ‘Speed, haste, stand not;' and Jonathan's youth gathereth the arrows, and cometh unto his lord.
DARBYAnd Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not! And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
BBEAnd Jonathan went on crying out after the boy, Be quick, do not keep waiting about, go quickly. And Jonathan's boy got the arrow and came back to his master.
WebsterAnd Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

What does 1 Samuel 20:38 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 38 Make speed, haste, stay not - Though these words appear to be addressed to the lad, yet they were spoken to David, indicating that his life was at stake, and only a prompt flight could save him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:35-42

The separation of two such faithful friends was grievous to both, but David's case was the more deplorable, for David was leaving all his comforts, even those of God's sanctuary. Christians need not sorrow, as men without hope; but being one with Christ, they are one with each other, and will meet in his presence ere long, to part no more; to meet where all tears shall be wiped from their eyes.

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1 Samuel 20:38 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he called outH7121
יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
הַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arthe ladH5288
מְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahquicklyH4120
ח֖וּשָׁהChu.shahmake haste !H2363
אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
תַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.Modyou delayH5975
וַיְלַקֵּ֞טvay.la.Ketand he picked upH3950
נַ֤עַרNa.'ar[the] lad ofH5288
יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַ֣חִצִּ֔יםha.che.tzithe arrowsH2671
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֲדֹנָֽיו\׃'a.do.Navmaster<s> hisH113

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 20:38

  • Luke 17:31-32

    In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot’s wife.

  • Proverbs 6:4-5

    Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

  • Psalms 55:6-9

    And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

  • Matthew 24:16-18

    Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

  • Mark 13:14-16

    But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains: And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 55:6-9; Pr 6:4,5; Mt 24:16-18; Mr 13:14-16; Lu 17:31,32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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?

  • 1 Samuel 20:38

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

  • 1 Samuel 20:39

    But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

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1 Samuel 20:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tornó á gritar Jonathán tras el muchacho: Date priesa, aligera, no te pares. Y el muchacho de Jonathán cogió las saetas, y vínose á su señor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jonathan criait après le garçon: Vite! hâte-toi, ne t’arrête pas! Et le garçon de Jonathan ramassa les flèches et revint auprès de son maître.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jonathan rief dem Knaben nach: Schnell, eile, stehe nicht still! Und der Knabe Jonathans las den Pfeil auf und kam zu seinem Herrn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Clamavitque iterum Jonathas post tergum pueri, dicens: Festina velociter, ne steteris. Collegit autem puer Jonathæ sagittas, et attulit ad dominum suum: