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1 Samuel 20:21 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 20 · verse 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.1 Samuel 20:21 · King James Version
1 Samuel 20:21 in context
19And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
20And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
21And, 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.
22But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
23And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- expresslyʼâmarto sayH559 →
- arrowschêtsproperly, a piercerH2671 →
- peaceshâlôwmsafeH7965 →
- sendshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
- takelâqachto takeH3947 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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