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1 Samuel 20:21
And I will send a boy, saying to him: Go and fetch me the arrows.
1 Samuel 20:21 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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1 Samuel 20:21 in other translations
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.
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.
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.
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In context
18 And Jonathan said to him: To morrow is the new moon, and thou wilt be missed:
19 For thy seat will be empty till after to morrow. So thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou must he hid, on the day when it is lawful to work, and thou shalt remain beside the stone, which is called Ezel.
20 And I will shoot three arrows near it, and will shoot as if I were exercising myself at a mark.
21 And I will send a boy, saying to him: Go and fetch me the arrows.
22 If I shall say to the boy: Behold the arrows are on this side of thee, take them up: come thou to me, because there is peace to thee, and there is no evil, as the Lord liveth. But if I shall speak thus to the boy: Behold the arrows are beyond thee: go in peace, for the Lord hath sent thee away.
23 And concerning the word which I and thou have spoken, the Lord be between thee and me forever.
24 So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.
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