1 Samuel 20:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֶשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנַּ֔עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
לֵ֖ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
מְצָ֣א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַחִצִּ֑ים
chitstsîy
H2678
arrow
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אָמֹר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֹמַ֨ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַנַּ֜עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הַחִצִּ֣ים
chitstsîy
H2678
arrow
מִמְּךָ֣
min
H4480
from
וָהֵ֗נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
קָחֶ֧נּוּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
וָבֹ֛אָה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁל֥וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
לְךָ֛
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
דָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And behold, I will send a boy, ‘Go find the arrows.’ If saying, I say to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows from you, and hither, get them,’ then come, for peace for you and there is no matter, the life of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).