20And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.


In Context

17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and you shall be missed, because your seat will be empty.

19 And when you have stayed three days, then you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.

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 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.

22 But if I say thus to the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond you; go your way: for the LORD has sent you away.

1 Samuel 20:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:20I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And I will shoot three arrows on the side [thereof,] as though I shot at a mark.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And I will shoot three arrows near it, and will shoot as if I were exercising myself at a mark.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20I will shoot three arrows on its side, as though I shot at a mark.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20'And I shoot three of the arrows at the side, sending out for myself at a mark;