1 Samuel 20:20
Strong's Lexicon
I
וַאֲנִ֕י (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)

will shoot
אוֹרֶ֑ה (’ō·w·reh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3384: 1) to throw, shoot, cast, pour 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to throw, cast 1a2) to cast, lay, set 1a3) to shoot arrows 1a4) to throw water, rain 1b) (Niphal) to be shot 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to throw, cast 1c2) to shoot 1c3) to point out, show 1c4) to direct, teach, instruct 1c5) to throw water, rain

three
שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7969: 1) three, triad 1a) 3, 300, third

arrows
הַחִצִּ֖ים (ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2678: 1) arrow

to the side of it,
צִדָּ֣ה (ṣid·dāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6654: 1) side

as if I were aiming
לְשַֽׁלַּֽח־ (lə·šal·laḥ-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7971: 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send

at a target.
לְמַטָּרָֽה׃ (lə·maṭ·ṭā·rāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4307: 1) guard, ward, prison, mark, target 1a) guard, ward, prison 1b) target, mark (fig. of chastisement)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And I shoot three of the arrows at the side, sending out for myself at a mark;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will shoot three arrows beside it as if I’m aiming at a target.

New American Standard Bible
"I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target.

King James Bible
And I will shoot three arrows on the side [thereof], as though I shot at a mark.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target.

New Living Translation
I will come out and shoot three arrows to the side of the stone pile as though I were shooting at a target.

English Standard Version
And I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.

New American Standard Bible
"I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target.

King James Bible
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will shoot three arrows beside it as if I'm aiming at a target.

International Standard Version
I'll shoot three arrows to the side of the rock as though I were shooting at a target.

NET Bible
I will shoot three arrows near it, as though I were shooting at a target.

American Standard Version
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

English Revised Version
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

Young's Literal Translation
'And I shoot three of the arrows at the side, sending out for myself at a mark;
















Cross References
1 Samuel 20:19
And 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.

1 Samuel 20:21
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 20:36
And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

1 Samuel 20:18
Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

1 Samuel 20:17
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

1 Samuel 20:22
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.

1 Samuel 20:23
And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
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