22If 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.


In Context

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.

23 And concerning the word which I and thou have spoken, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.

24 So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.

1 Samuel 20:22 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:22But if I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then you must go, because the Lord has sent you away.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:22But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows [are] beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:22But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:22But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:22But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee: go thy way; for the LORD hath sent thee away.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:22But if I say thus to the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:22But if I say this to the boy, 'Behold, the arrows are beyond you;' then go your way; for Yahweh has sent you away.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:22And if thus I say to the young man, Lo, the arrows are beyond thee, — go, for Jehovah hath sent thee away;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:22But if I say thus to the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond you; go your way: for the LORD has sent you away.