1 Samuel 20:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.”

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BSBPD

“But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And if thus I say to the young man, Lo, the arrows <FI>are<Fi> beyond thee, --go, for Jehovah hath sent thee away;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 20:22 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 20:37When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”

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