21and lo, I send the youth: Go, find the arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the arrows are on this side of thee — take them, — then come thou, for peace is for thee, and there is nothing; Jehovah liveth.


In Context

18 And Jonathan saith to him, 'To-morrow is new moon, and thou hast been looked after, for thy seat is looked after;

19 and on the third day thou dost certainly come down, and hast come in unto the place where thou wast hidden in the day of the work, and hast remained near the stone Ezel.

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

21 and lo, I send the youth: Go, find the arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the arrows are on this side of thee — take them, — then come thou, for peace is for thee, and there is nothing; Jehovah liveth.

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

23 as to the thing which we have spoken, I and thou, lo, Jehovah is between me and thee — unto the age.'

1 Samuel 20:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:21Then I will send a boy and say, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to him, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them here,' then come, because, as surely as the Lord lives, you are safe; there is no danger.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And, 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And I will send a boy, saying to him: Go and fetch me the arrows.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And, behold, I will send the lad,'saying , Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as Jehovah liveth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21And behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come, for there is peace for thee, and it is nothing; as Jehovah liveth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And, behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee: take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as the LORD liveth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21Behold, I will send the boy, saying, 'Go, find the arrows!' If I tell the boy, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them;' then come; for there is peace to you and no hurt, as Yahweh lives.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And, 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.