1 Samuel 20:40 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 20:40

Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.

KJV

And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad,.... "His vessels" (l) or instruments; his arms, as the Targum, his quiver, bow, and arrows: and said unto him, go, carry them to the city; to Gibeah, to Jonathan's house, or to his apartments at court there. (l) את כליו "vasa sua", Montanus; "instrumenta sua", Piscator; "arma sua", V. L. Tigurine version.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Jonathan gave his artillery - I believe this to be the only place in our language where the word artillery is not applied to cannon or ordnance. The original (כלי keley) signifies simply instruments, and here means the bow, quiver, and arrows.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad--that is, his missive weapons. The French word artillerie, signifies "archery." The term is still used in England, in the designation of the "artillery company of London," the association of archers, though they have long disused bows and arrows.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן	vai.yi.Ten	and he gave	H5414 →
יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙	ye.ho.na.Tan	Jonathan	H3083 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כֵּלָ֔יו	ke.Lav	weapons his	H3627 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַנַּ֖עַר	ha.Na.'ar	the lad	H5288 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	who	H834 →
ל֑וֹ	lo	[belonged] to <the> him
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
ל֔וֹ	lo	to <the> him
לֵ֖ךְ	lekh	go	H1980 →
הָבֵ֥יא	ha.Vei'	take [them]	H935 →
הָעִֽיר׃	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →