1 Samuel 20:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And 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 you, take them; then come: for there is peace to you, and no harm; as the LORD lives.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then 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, there is peace for you and no harm.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And, 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And, 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.]

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And, 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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and beholde, I wil sende the boye, and saye vnto him, Go seke ye arowes. Yf I saye now vnto the lad: Lo, the arowes lye hitherwarde behynde ye, fetch them, then come thou, for it is peace, and there is no parell, as truly as the LORDE lyueth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And after I wil sende a boy, saying, Goe, seeke the arrowes. If I say vnto the boy, See, the arrowes are on this side thee, bring them, & come thou: for it is well with thee and no hurt, as the Lord liueth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I wil sende a lad, and byd him go seke the arrowes. And if I say vnto the lad, See, the arrowes are on this side thee, bring them: then come thou, for it is peace and no hurt, as the Lorde lyueth:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And, 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Behold, 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, and come; for there is peace to you and no hurt, as Yahweh lives.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And, 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And, 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Behold, 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When I send a boy after them, I will say,“Go and find the arrows.” If I say to the boy,‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them,’ then come back. For as surely as the LORD lives, you will be safe and there will be no problem.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
  • Jer 5:2 : 2 And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
  • Jer 12:16 : 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, 'As the LORD lives,' as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.
  • Amos 8:14 : 14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Your god, O Dan, lives; and, The way of Beersheba lives; even they shall fall, and never rise again.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Sam 20:22-23
    2 verses
    88%

    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.

    23And concerning the matter you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between you and me forever.

  • 1 Sam 20:19-20
    2 verses
    85%

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

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

  • 1 Sam 20:35-40
    6 verses
    80%

    35And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.

    36And he said to his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

    37And when the lad came to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond you?

    38And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, hurry, do not stay. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

    39But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

    40And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, Go, carry them to the city.

  • Gen 27:3
    72%

    3Now therefore take, I ask you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and get me some venison;

  • 2 Kgs 13:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17He said, "Open the window eastward." And he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot." And he shot. He said, "The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you shall smite the Syrians in Aphek, until you have destroyed them."

    18He said, "Take the arrows." And he took them. He said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground." And he struck three times and stopped.

  • 2 Kgs 13:15
    71%

    15Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows." And he took a bow and arrows.

  • 1 Sam 20:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7If he says thus, It is well; your servant shall have peace: but if he is very angry, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

    8Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you: nevertheless, if there is in me iniquity, slay me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?

  • 1 Sam 20:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12And Jonathan said to David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about tomorrow any time, or the third day, and behold, if there is good toward David, and I do not send to you, and show it to you;

    13The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will show it to you, and send you away, that you may go in peace: and the LORD be with you, as He has been with my father.

  • 1 Sam 25:6
    70%

    6And thus shall you say to him who lives in prosperity, Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace to all that you have.

  • 1 Sam 19:3
    70%

    3And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you; and what I observe, that I will tell you.

  • 2 Sam 17:3
    69%

    3And I will bring back all the people to you: the man whom you seek is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

  • 1 Sam 26:22
    69%

    22And David answered and said, "Behold the king's spear! Let one of the young men come over and get it."

  • 1 Sam 24:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11Moreover, my father, see, yes, see the edge of your robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the edge of your robe and killed you not, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you; yet you hunt my soul to take it.

    12The LORD judge between me and you, and the LORD avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be upon you.

  • Gen 24:40
    68%

    40But he said to me, 'The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house.

  • 1 Sam 25:28-29
    2 verses
    68%

    28Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant, for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD, and evil has not been found in you all your days.

    29Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life; but the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD your God; and the lives of your enemies, He shall sling out, as from the pocket of a sling.

  • Ezek 39:3
    68%

    3And I will strike your bow out of your left hand, and cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

  • Gen 44:30
    68%

    30Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

  • Gen 21:20
    68%

    20And God was with the lad, and he grew and lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

  • 2 Sam 11:20
    68%

    20if it so happens that the king's wrath rises, and he says to you, Why did you approach so near to the city when you fought? Did you not know they would shoot from the wall?

  • 1 Sam 24:19
    68%

    19For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safely? Therefore the LORD reward you good for that which you have done unto me this day.

  • 1 Sam 29:7
    68%

    7Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you do not displease the lords of the Philistines.

  • Ps 21:12
    68%

    12Therefore, you shall make them turn their back; you shall make ready your arrows on your strings against their face.

  • Gen 26:29
    67%

    29That you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace: you are now the blessed of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 21:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8And David said to Ahimelech, Is there not here on hand a spear or sword? For I have not brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

    9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.

  • 2 Chr 18:33
    67%

    33And a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to his chariot driver, Turn your hand, that you may carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded.

  • Exod 21:13
    67%

    13However, if he did not lie in wait, but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.

  • 1 Chr 21:27
    67%

    27And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put his sword back into its sheath.

  • 1 Sam 23:23
    67%

    23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 20:37
    67%

    37Then he found another man, and said, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, so that in striking he wounded him.

  • Judg 18:6
    67%

    6And the priest said to them, Go in peace; your way is before the LORD.

  • Ps 127:4
    67%

    4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty warrior, so are the children of one's youth.

  • 2 Sam 15:28
    66%

    28See, I will stay in the plain of the wilderness, until word comes from you to confirm me.

  • Gen 27:20
    66%

    20And Isaac said to his son, How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD your God brought it to me.

  • Lam 3:12
    66%

    12He has bent His bow and set me as a target for the arrow.

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    66%

    2Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 4:16
    66%

    16And the man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, What happened, my son?

  • 2 Sam 1:6
    66%

    6And the young man who told him said, As I happened by chance upon Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.