1 Samuel 20:21 - Modern English Version

²¹ And behold, I will send a boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I expressly say to the boy, ‘See, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,’ then come, for it will be safe for you. And as the Lord lives, it is nothing of concern.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And I will send a lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Look, the arrows are on this side of you, take them–then you are to come, for it is safe for you and there is no danger, as the Lord lives.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ Then I’ll send the servant boy, saying, ‘Go retrieve the arrow.’ If I yell to the boy, ‘Hey! The arrow is on this side of you. Get it!’ then you can come out because it will be safe for you. There won’t be any trouble—I make a pledge on the LORD’s life.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Also, I will send a boy, saying to him, 'Go and bring the arrows to me.'

1 Samuel 20:21 Tagairtí Cros

Jeremiah 12:16

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 will be built up in the midst of My people.

Jeremiah 4:2

You shall swear, “As the Lord lives,” in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; then the nations shall bless themselves in Him, and in Him they shall glory.

Jeremiah 5:2

Though they say, “The Lord lives,” surely they swear falsely.

Amos 8:14

Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria, and say, “By the life of your god, O Dan,” and, “By the life of the way of Beer-sheba” — they shall fall and never rise again.

1 Samuel 20:20

And I will shoot three arrows to its side, as though I shot at a target.

1 Samuel 20:22

But if I say to the young man, ‘See, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, for the Lord has sent you away.

1 Samuel 20:36

And he said to his boy, “Run, find the arrows which I shoot.” He ran, and he shot the arrow over him.