Teks -- 1 Samuel 20:20 (NET)

20:20 I will shoot three arrows near it, as though I were shooting at a target.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Clarke: 1Sa 20:20 - I will shoot three arrows

I will shoot three arrows - Jonathan intended that David should stay at the stone Ezel, where probably there was some kind of cave, or hiding place; that, to prevent all suspicion, he would not go to him himself, but take his servant into the fields, and pretend to be exercising himself in archery; that he would shoot three arrows, the better to cover his design; and that, if he should say to his servant, who went to bring back the arrows, "The arrows are on this side of thee,"this should be a sign to David that he might safely return to court, no evil being designed; but if he should say, "The arrows are beyond thee,"then David should escape for his life, Saul having determined his destruction.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 1Sa 20:20

He chose this way to avoid Saul’ s suspicion, because bows and arrows were the principal arms of those times; and Jonathan, as well as others, did oft go forth to exercise himself with them, both for recreation, and improvement of his skill in that art. Besides, he knew not that he should have any opportunity of private converse with David, by reason of passengers, though the event proved better than he expected.

Gill: 1Sa 20:20 - And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof // as though I shot at a mark

And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof,.... On the side of the stone Ezel; three are pitched upon, according to the number of the days David was missing:

as though I shot at a mark; as if he made the stone the mark he shot at; so that his shooting would not be taken notice of.