1 Samuel 20:22

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

But if I say {H559} thus unto the young man {H5958}, Behold, the arrows {H2671} are beyond {H1973} thee; go thy way {H3212}: for the LORD {H3068} hath sent thee away {H7971}.

But if I tell the boy, 'The arrows are out there, beyond you,' then get going, because ADONAI is sending you away.

But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.

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

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 20:37 (3 votes)

    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?