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.
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Verse 36 is found in chapter 20 of 1 Samuel. Jonathan communicates through the arrows that David must flee. They weep together and renew their covenant before separating. David is definitively outside the court and begins his period as a fugitive. The scene is one of the clearest expressions of covenant friendship in biblical narrative. Jonathan gains no political advantage by supporting David; instead, his loyalty costs him a rupture with his own father.
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und sprach zu dem Knaben: Lauf und suche mir die Pfeile, die ich schieße! Da aber der Knabe lief, schoß er einen Pfeil über ihn hin.
Y dijo a su mozo: Corre y busca las saetas que yo tirare. Y como el muchacho iba corriendo, él tiraba la saeta que pasara más allá de él.
Le dijo al muchacho: «Corre y busca las flechas que voy a disparar». El muchacho corrió, y Jonatán disparó una flecha para que pasara más allá de él.
Il lui dit: Cours, trouve les flèches que je vais tirer. Le garçon courut, et Jonathan tira une flèche qui le dépassa.
Ed egli disse al suo garzone: Corri, trova ora le saette che io trarrò. E il garzone corse, e Gionatan tirò le saette, per passar di là da esso.
Então disse ao seu moço: Corre a buscar as flechas que eu atirar. Correu, pois, o moço, e ele atirou uma flecha, que fez passar além dele.
約拿單 對僮僕說:「你跑去把我所射的箭找來。」僮僕跑去, 約拿單 就把箭射在僮僕的前方。
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