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1 Samuel 20:22
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KJ21
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.
ASV
But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away.
AMP
But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
AMPC
But if I say to the youth, Look, the arrows are beyond you—then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
BRG
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.
CSB
But if I say this to the youth, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you!’ then go, for the Lord is sending you away.
CSBA
But if I say this to the youth, “Look, the arrows are beyond you! ” then go, for the Lord is sending you away.
CEB
But if I yell to the young man, ‘Hey! The arrow is past you,’ then run for it, because the Lord has sent you away.
CJB
But if I tell the boy, ‘The arrows are out there, beyond you,’ then get going, because Adonai is sending you away.
CEV
But if it isn't safe, I'll say to the boy, “The arrows are farther away!” This will mean that the Lord wants you to leave, and you must go.
DARBY
But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee,—go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away.
DRA
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.
ERV
But if there is trouble, I will say to the boy, ‘The arrows are farther away. Go get them.’ If I say that, you must leave. The Lord is sending you away.
EASY
But if I say to the boy, “Look, the arrows are beyond you,” you must run away. It will mean that the Lord has sent you away.
EHV
But if I yell to the boy, ‘Hey! The arrows are farther out,’ then go on your way, for the Lord has sent you away.
ESV
But if I say to the youth, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
ESVUK
But if I say to the youth, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you’, then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
EXB
But if I say to the ·boy [youngster], ‘Look, the arrows are ·beyond you [further on],’ you must go, because the Lord is sending you away.
GNV
But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.
GW
But if I tell the boy, ‘The arrows are next to you,’ then go, because the Lord has sent you away.
GNT
But if I tell him, ‘The arrows are on the other side of you,’ then leave, because the Lord is sending you away.
HCSB
But if I say this to the youth: ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you!’ then go, for the Lord is sending you away.
ICB
But I may say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you.’ If I do, you must go, because the Lord has sent you away.
ISV
But if I say this to the young man: ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
JUB
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, then go away, for the LORD has sent thee away.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
But if I say to the youth, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, for Yahweh has sent you away.
LEB
But if I say this to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, for Yahweh has sent you away.
TLB
But if I tell him, ‘Go farther—the arrows are still ahead of you,’ then it will mean that you must leave immediately.
MSG
Jonathan then laid out his plan: “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you’ll be missed when you don’t show up for dinner. On the third day, when they’ve quit expecting you, come to the place where you hid before, and wait beside that big boulder. I’ll shoot three arrows in the direction of the boulder. Then I’ll send off my servant, ‘Go find the arrows.’ If I yell after the servant, ‘The arrows are on this side! Retrieve them!’ that’s the signal that you can return safely—as God lives, not a thing to fear! But if I yell, ‘The arrows are farther out!’ then run for it—God wants you out of here! Regarding all the things we’ve discussed, remember that God’s in on this with us to the very end!”
MEV
But if I say to the young man, ‘See, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, for the Lord has sent you away.
NOG
But if I tell the boy, ‘The arrows are next to you,’ then go, because Yahweh has sent you away.
NABRE
But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrow is beyond you,’ go, for the Lord sends you away.
NASB
But if I say to the youth, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, because the Lord has sent you away.
NASB1995
But if I say to the youth, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, for the Lord has sent you away.
NCB
But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are ahead of you,’ then go on your way, for the Lord is sending you.
NCV
But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ you must go, because the Lord is sending you away.
NET
But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on the other side of you,’ then get away. For in that case the Lord has sent you away.
NIRV
But suppose I tell the boy, ‘The arrows are far beyond you.’ Then go. That will mean the Lord is sending you away.
NIV
But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, because the Lord has sent you away.
NIVUK
But if I say to the boy, “Look, the arrows are beyond you,” then you must go, because the Lord has sent you away.
NKJV
But if I say thus to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you’—go your way, for the Lord has sent you away.
NLV
But if I say to the boy, ‘See, the arrows are farther away,’ then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
NLT
But if I tell him, ‘Go farther—the arrows are still ahead of you,’ then it will mean that you must leave immediately, for the Lord is sending you away.
NRSVA
But if I say to the young man, “Look, the arrows are beyond you”, then go; for the Lord has sent you away.
NRSVACE
But if I say to the young man, “Look, the arrows are beyond you”, then go; for the Lord has sent you away.
NRSVCE
But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go; for the Lord has sent you away.
NRSVUE
But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
OJB
But if I say thus unto the elem (youth, young man), Hinei, the khitzim (arrows) are beyond thee, go thy way; for Hashem hath sent thee away.
RGT
“But if I say this to the boy: ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ go your way. For the LORD has sent you away.
RSV
But if I say to the youth, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go; for the Lord has sent you away.
RSVCE
But if I say to the youth, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go; for the Lord has sent you away.
TLV
But if I say to the boy: ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go your way, for Adonai has released you.
VOICE
But if I tell the boy, “No, the arrows are beyond you,” then flee, because the Eternal has shown you that you must leave.
WEB
But if I say this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go your way, for Yahweh has sent you away.
WYC
But if I speak thus to the child, Lo! the arrows be beyond thee; go thou in peace, for the Lord hath delivered thee. (But if I speak thus to the boy, Lo! the arrows be beyond thee; then go thou away to save thy own life, for the Lord hath sent thee away.)
YLT
And if thus I say to the young man, Lo, the arrows [are] beyond thee, -- go, for Jehovah hath sent thee away;
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