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1 Samuel 20:22

American Standard Version

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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1 Samuel 20:22 in other translations

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

1 Samuel 20:22 · World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:22 in context

  1. 20And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
  2. 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.
  3. 22But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away.
  4. 23And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me for ever.
  5. 24So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.