1 SAM 20:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then I’ll send my boy to find the arrows. If I tell him that they’re on my side, then just as Yahweh lives it’ll be safe for you to come out.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀποστέλλω τὸ παιδάριον, λέγων, δεῦρο, εὗρέ μοι τὴν σχίζαν. Ἐὰν εἴπω λέγων τῷ παιδαρίῳ, ὧδε ἡ σχίζα ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ ὧδε, λάβε αὐτήν· παραγίνου, ὅτι εἰρήνη σοι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι λόγος, ζῇ Κύριος·
(Kai idou apostellō to paidarion, legōn, deuro, heure moi taʸn sⱪizan. Ean eipō legōn tōi paidariōi, hōde haʸ sⱪiza apo sou kai hōde, labe autaʸn; paraginou, hoti eiraʸnaʸ soi, kai ouk esti logos, zaʸ Kurios; )

ULT And behold, I will send a boy, ‘Go find the arrows.’ If saying, I say to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are from you, and hither, get them,’ then come, for peace is for you and there is no matter, the life of Yahweh.

UST Then I will tell a boy to go and get the arrows. You may hear me call out to him, ‘You have gone too far, the arrows are behind you, turn around and pick them up!’ I swear by Yahweh that if you hear me say that, then it is safe for you to return. You are in no danger.

BSB 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.

OEB Then I will send the boy, saying, “Go, find the arrows.” If I say to the boy, “See, the arrows are on this side of you, pick them up!” – then come; for it is safe for you, and, as the Lord lives, there is no danger.

WEBBE 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;’ then come, for there is peace to you and no danger, as the LORD lives.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When I send a boy after them, I will say, “Go and find the arrows.” If I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them,’ then come back. For as surely as the Lord lives, you will be safe and there will no problem.

LSV and behold, I send the youth, [saying], Go, find the arrows. If I say to the youth at all, Behold, the arrows [are] on this side of you—take them and come, for [there is] peace for you, and there is no [adverse] word—[as] YHWH lives.

FBV Then I'll send a boy and tell him, ‘Go and find the arrows!’ Now, if I say to him specifically, ‘Look, the arrows are this side of you; bring them over here,’ then I swear on the life of the Lord it's safe for you to come out—there's no danger.

T4T Then I will send a boy to bring the arrows back to me. If you hear me say to him, ‘They are closer to me’, then as surely as Yahweh lives, you will know that everything is fine, and that Saul will not kill you.

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS And, behold, I will send the lad: 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 the LORD liveth.

ASV 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.

DRA And I will send a boy, saying to him: Go and fetch me the arrows.

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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 the LORD liveth.
(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/you: take them, and come; for there is peace to thee/you and no hurt, as the LORD liveth/lives. )

SLT And behold, I will send the boy: Go find the arrows. If saying, I say to the boy, Behold, the arrows from thee, and behold, take it: and come, for peace to thee, and not a word; Jehovah lives.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(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/you, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee/you, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth/lives. )

20.21 no hurt: Heb. not any thing

KJB-1611 [fn]And behold, I will send a ladde, saying, Goe, find out the arrowes. If I expresly say vnto the lad, Behold, the arrowes are on this side of thee, take them: then come thou, for there is peace to thee, and no hurt, as the LORD liueth.
(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/you, take them: then come thou/you, for there is peace to thee/you, and no hurt, as the LORD liveth/lives.)

20:21 Heb. not any thing.

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva And after I wil sende a boy, saying, Goe, seeke the arrowes. If I say vnto the boy, See, the arrowes are on this side thee, bring them, and come thou: for it is well with thee and no hurt, as the Lord liueth.
(And after I will send a boy, saying, Go, seek the arrows. If I say unto the boy, See, the arrows are on this side thee/you, bring them, and come thou: for it is well with thee/you and no hurt, as the Lord liveth/lives. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVg Mittam quoque et puerum, dicens ei: Vade, et affer mihi sagittas.
(Mittam too and childum, saying to_him: Go, and affer to_me arrows. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת־הַ⁠נַּ֔עַר לֵ֖ךְ מְצָ֣א אֶת־הַ⁠חִצִּ֑ים

send DOM the,boy go find DOM the,arrows

Jonathan is describing what he will say to the boy. You may wish to make this explicit in your translation, using a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [I will send a boy, saying, ‘Go find the arrows.’]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת־הַ⁠נַּ֔עַר לֵ֖ךְ מְצָ֣א אֶת־הַ⁠חִצִּ֑ים

send DOM the,boy go find DOM the,arrows

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [I will send a boy to go and find the arrows]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

אִם־אָמֹר֩ אֹמַ֨ר

if to_say say

Jonathan is repeating forms of the verb “say” in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing emphasis. Alternate translation: [If I clearly say]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

הִנֵּ֥ה הַ⁠חִצִּ֣ים ׀ מִמְּ⁠ךָ֣ וָ⁠הֵ֗נָּה קָחֶ֧⁠נּוּ

see/lo/see! the,arrows of,you and,on_this_side bring,them

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [that he should look and see that the arrows are from him, and hither, so he should get them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַ⁠חִצִּ֣ים ׀ מִמְּ⁠ךָ֣ וָ⁠הֵ֗נָּה קָחֶ֧⁠נּוּ

the,arrows of,you and,on_this_side bring,them

Jonathan is using a common expression of his culture to mean that the arrows are on the his side of where the boy is standing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you have gone past the arrows, come back toward here and get them]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וָ⁠בֹ֛אָ⁠ה כִּֽי־שָׁל֥וֹם לְ⁠ךָ֛ וְ⁠אֵ֥ין דָּבָ֖ר

and,come, that/for/because/then/when safe to/for=yourself(m) and,there_is_no problem

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [then, since peace is for you and there is no matter, come]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

שָׁל֥וֹם לְ⁠ךָ֛ וְ⁠אֵ֥ין דָּבָ֖ר

safe to/for=yourself(m) and,there_is_no problem

It may be more natural in your language to put the information about there being no matter (that is, no reason for David to be concerned) before the information about David having peace, since that is a consequence. Alternate translation: [there is no matter and peace is for you]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שָׁל֥וֹם לְ⁠ךָ֛

safe to/for=yourself(m)

See how you translated this expression in [20:7](../20/07.md). Alternate translation: [you are safe]

Note 9 topic: writing-oathformula

חַי־יְהוָֽה

he/it_lived YHWH

Following the custom of his culture, Jonathan is swearing an oath by guaranteeing it by something he holds sacred. Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. Alternate translation: [I swear this by Yahweh]

Parallel 1 SAM 20:21

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