1 Samuel 20:21
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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.Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.
In other translations
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.Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.
Hebrew words
וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009אֶשְׁלַח'eshlachI will sendH7971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַנַּעַרhana'arthe ladH5288לֵךְlekhgoH1980מְצָאmetza'findH4672אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחִצִּיםhachitzimthe arrowsH2671אִם־'im-<if>H518אָמֹר'amorcertainly [if] <to say>H559אֹמַר'omarI will sayH559לַנַּעַרlana'arto the ladH5288הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009הַחִצִּים׀hachitzimthe arrowsH2671מִמְּךָmimekha[are] from youH4480וָהֵנָּהvahenahand hitherH2008קָחֶנּוּ׀kachenufetch itH3947וָבֹאָהvavo'ahand come !H935כִּי־ki-forH3588שָׁלוֹםshalomsafetyH7965לְךָlekha[belongs] to <the> youוְאֵיןve'einand there notH369דָּבָרdavar[is] anythingH1697חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָה׃yahwehof YahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Amos 8:14They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer–sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”
- Jeremiah 12:16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The Lord liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.
- Jeremiah 5:2And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
- Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
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