KJV King James Version
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 17:18
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
WEB World English Bible
and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”
ASV American Standard Version
and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and these ten cuttings of the cheese thou dost take in to the head of the thousand, and thy brethren thou dost inspect for welfare, and their pledge dost receive.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched [corn], and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, [were] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
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וְ֠אֵתH853 · et[Obj.]עֲשֶׂ֜רֶתH6235 · e.sertenחֲרִצֵ֤יH2757 · cha.ritsincisionהֶֽחָלָב֙H2461 · cha.lavmilkהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseתָּבִ֖יאH935 · boto come (in): comeלְשַׂר־H8269 · sarrulerהָאָ֑לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אַחֶ֙יךָ֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingתִּפְקֹ֣דH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listלְשָׁל֔וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeaceוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֲרֻבָּתָ֖םH6161 · a.rub.bahpledgeתִּקָּֽח׃H3947 · la.qachto take: take
Cross-references
Genesis 37:14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.1 Samuel 16:20And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son unto Saul.Job 10:10Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?2 Samuel 17:29And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that [were] with him, to eat: for they said, The people [is] hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.Acts 15:36And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.1 Thessalonians 3:5-6For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
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