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


In Context

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

18 And Jonathan said to him: To morrow is the new moon, and thou wilt be missed:

19 For thy seat will be empty till after to morrow. So thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place, where thou must be hid on the day when it is lawful to work, and thou shalt remain beside the stone, which is called Ezel.

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

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

22 If I shall say to the boy: Behold the arrows are on this side of thee, take them up: come thou to me, because, there is peace to thee, and there is no evil, as the Lord liveth. But if I shall speak thus to the boy: Behold the arrows are beyond thee: go in peace, for the Lord hath sent thee 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 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;

The American 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.