1st Samuel Chapter 20 verse 21 Holy Bible
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.
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And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.
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And behold, I will send the lad, [saying,] Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come, for there is peace for thee, and it is nothing; [as] Jehovah liveth.
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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.
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And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to 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.
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Behold, I will send the boy, [saying], Go, find the arrows. If I tell the boy, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you; take them, and come; for there is peace to you and no hurt, as Yahweh lives.
read chapter 20 in WEB
and lo, I send the youth: Go, find the arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the arrows `are' on this side of thee -- take them, -- then come thou, for peace `is' for thee, and there is nothing; Jehovah liveth.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח (’eš·laḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outa boy [and say],הַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer‘Go,לֵ֖ךְ (lêḵ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkfindמְצָ֣א (mə·ṣā)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentthe arrows!’הַחִצִּ֑ים (ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2678: An arrowNow, ifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notI expressly sayאָמֹר֩ (’ā·mōr)Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 559: To utter, sayto him,לַנַּ֜עַר (lan·na·‘ar)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer‘Look,וְהִנֵּה֙ (wə·hin·nêh)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!the arrowsהַחִצִּ֣ים ׀ (ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2678: An arroware on this sideוָהֵ֗נָּה (wā·hên·nāh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 2008: Hither, thitherof you;מִמְּךָ֣ (mim·mə·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofbring them,’קָחֶ֧נּוּ ׀ (qā·ḥen·nū)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takethen come,וָבֹ֛אָה (wā·ḇō·’āh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gobecauseכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionas surely as the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israellives,חַי־ (ḥay-)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifeit is safeשָׁל֥וֹם (šā·lō·wm)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peacefor youלְךָ֛ (lə·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew and there is noוְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particledanger.דָּבָ֖ר (dā·ḇār)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeJump to PreviousArrow Arrows Boy Evil Expressly Harm Hurt Lad Peace Safe Safety Side Surely Youth
