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?
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Verse 37 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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Compare 1 Samuel 20:37 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Und als der Knabe kam an den Ort, dahin Jonathan den Pfeil geschossen hatte, rief ihm Jonathan nach und sprach: Der Pfeil liegt dortwärts vor dir.
Y llegando el muchacho adonde estaba la saeta que Jonathán había tirado, Jonathán dio voces tras el muchacho, diciendo: ¿No está la saeta más allá de ti?
Cuando el muchacho llegó al lugar de la flecha que Jonatán había disparado, Jonatán gritó tras él: «¿No está la flecha más allá de ti?».
Lorsqu'il arriva au lieu où était la flèche que Jonathan avait tirée, Jonathan cria derrière lui: La flèche n'est-elle pas plus loin que toi?
E, come il garzone fu giunto al segno, al quale Gionatan avea tratte le saette, Gionatan gridò dietro a lui, e disse: Le saette non sono elleno di là da te?
E, chegando o moço ao lugar da flecha que Jônatas tinha atirado, gritou Jônatas atrás do moço, e disse: Não está porventura a flecha mais para lá de ti?
僮僕到了 約拿單 落箭之地, 約拿單 呼叫僮僕說:「箭不是在你的前方嗎?」
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