KJV King James Version
And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry [them] to the city.
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1 Samuel 20:40
And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry [them] to the city.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”
WEB World English Bible
Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to him, “Go, carry them to the city.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jonathan giveth his weapons unto the youth whom he hath, and saith to him, ‘Go, carry into the city.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 20
37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, [Is] not the arrow beyond thee?
38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry [them] to the city.
41 [And] as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of [a place] toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
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וַיִּתֵּ֤ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙H3083 · ye.ho.na.tanJonathanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כֵּלָ֔יוH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַנַּ֖עַרH5288 · na.aryouthאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichל֑וֹH9033 · ohimוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayל֔וֹH9033 · ohimלֵ֖ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentהָבֵ֥יאH935 · boto come (in): comeהָעִֽיר׃H5892 · irexcitement
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