1 Samuel 20:21 - New International Version (Anglicised)

²¹ 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, you are safe; there is no danger.

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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

And if they learn well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, “As surely as the Lord lives” – even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal – then they will be established among my people.

Jeremiah 4:2

and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, “As surely as the Lord lives,” then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will boast.’

Jeremiah 5:2

Although they say, “As surely as the Lord lives,” still they are swearing falsely.’

Amos 8:14

Those who swear by the sin of Samaria – who say, “As surely as your god lives, Dan”, or, “As surely as the god of Beersheba lives” – they will fall, never to rise again.’

1 Samuel 20:20

I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target.

1 Samuel 20:22

But if I say to the boy, “Look, the arrows are beyond you,” then you must go, because the Lord has sent you away.

1 Samuel 20:36

and he said to the boy, ‘Run and find the arrows I shoot.’ As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.