KJV ORIGINAL
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?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When the young man reached the spot where Jonathan had shot the arrow, Jonathan called out to him, 'Isn't the arrow farther ahead of you?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jonathan is using a coded message with his servant to secretly warn his friend David that he's in danger and needs to flee.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the secret signal system Jonathan devised to warn David whether King Saul (Jonathan's father) intended to kill him. Jonathan had promised to shoot arrows and give coded instructions to his servant - if the arrow was 'beyond' the boy, it meant David was in mortal danger and must escape immediately.
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