1 Samuel 20:38

38 He continued, "Hurry up! Run fast! Don't stop!" The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

1 Samuel 20:38 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:38

And Jonathan cried after the lad, make speed, haste, stay
not
But bring the arrows to him directly, that he might dismiss him; for, observing that no man was passing by, he was desirous of embracing the opportunity for a few minutes to have an interview with David alone before he fled:

and Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows;
for though the textual reading is singular, the marginal is plural, to show, as Kimchi observes, that he cast three arrows, as he said he would, ( 1 Samuel 20:20 ) ;

and came to his master;
with them.

1 Samuel 20:38 In-Context

36 He said to the boy, "Run and find the arrows I shoot." As the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow far beyond him.

37 The boy came to the place where Jonathan's arrow had fallen. Then Jonathan shouted to him, "The arrow went far beyond you, didn't it?"

38 He continued, "Hurry up! Run fast! Don't stop!" The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

39 The boy didn't know what was going on. Only Jonathan and David knew.

40 Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy. He told him, "Go back to town. Take the weapons with you."