NET Bible
"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 be no problem."
— 1 Samuel 20:21, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“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 hurt, as Yahweh lives.”
“And I will send a boy, saying to him: Go and fetch me the arrows.”
“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.”
“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.”
Jonathan said to him,“Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will be empty.
On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.
I will shoot three arrows near it, as though I were shooting at a target.
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 be no problem.
But if I say to the boy,“Look, the arrows are on the other side of you,’ get away. For in that case the LORD has sent you away.
With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the LORD is the witness between us forever!”
So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal.