1 Samuel 17:18

New American Standard Bible

"Bring also these ten slices of cheese to the commander of their thousand, and look into the well-being of your brothers and bring back confirmation from them.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Also take these ten portions of cheese to the field commander. Check on the well-being of your brothers and bring a confirmation from them.

Hebrew Names Version
and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and look how your brothers fare, and take their pledge.

King James Version
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

Lexham English Bible
And these ten portions of cheese you will bring to the commander of the thousand; find out how your brothers are doing, and take their pledge."

English Standard Version
Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them."

New Century Version
Also take ten pieces of cheese to the commander and to your brothers. See how your brothers are and bring back some proof to show me that they are all right.

New English Translation
Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are doing and bring back their pledge that they received the goods.

Amplified Bible
"Also take these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of the unit. See how your brothers are doing and bring back news of them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also carie these ten fresh cheeses vnto the captaine, and looke howe thy brethren fare, and receiue their pledge.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall also bring these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of their thousand, and look into the welfare of your brothers, and bring back a token from them.

Contemporary English Version
And here are ten large chunks of cheese to take to their commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are doing and bring back something that shows that they're all right.

Complete Jewish Bible
Also bring these ten cheeses to their field officer. Find out if your brothers are well, and bring back some token from them.

Darby Translation
and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them.

Easy-to-Read Version
Also take these ten pieces of cheese for the officer who commands your brothers' group of 1000 soldiers. See how your brothers are doing. Bring back something to show me your brothers are all right.

George Lamsa Translation
And carry these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand and inquire into the welfare of your brothers and bring the news of them to me.

Good News Translation
And take these ten cheeses to the commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are getting along and bring back something to show that you saw them and that they are well.

Literal Translation
And you shall take these ten cuttings of cheese to the commander of the thousand, and you shall visit your brothers, as to how they fare. And you shall bring their token.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& these ten new cheses, and brynge them to ye captayne, and loke how thy brethren do, whether it go well with them or no, and take what they byd the.

American Standard Version
and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

Bible in Basic English
And take these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are and come back with a sign to say how they are.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And cary these ten freshe cheeses vnto the captayne, and loke howe thy brethren fare, and set out their pledge.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge;

King James Version (1611)
And carie these ten cheeses vnto the Captaine of their thousand, and looke how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

English Revised Version
and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thou schalt bere to the tribune these ten `litil formes of chese; and thou schalt visite thi britheren, whether thei doon riytli, and lurne thou, with whiche men thei ben ordeyned.

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.'

Update Bible Version
and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and take their pledge.

Webster's Bible Translation
And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of [their] thousand, and see how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

World English Bible
and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and look how your brothers fare, and take their pledge.

New King James Version
And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them."

New Living Translation
And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing."

New Life Bible
And take these ten pieces of cheese to the leader of the thousand man group who is with them. See how your brothers are doing, and bring me news of them.

New Revised Standard
also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See how your brothers fare, and bring some token from them."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
also these ten slices of soft cheese, shalt thou take to the captain of their thousand, - and, as for thy brethren, give good heed to their welfare, their pledge, also shalt thou receive.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed.

Revised Standard Version
also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See how your brothers fare, and bring some token from them."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Bring also these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of their thousand, and look into the welfare of your brothers, and bring back news of them.

Contextual Overview

¹² Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, the man whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons. And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. ¹³ The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who had gone into the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him, Abinadab, and the third, Shammah. ¹⁴ So David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul, ¹⁵ but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's flock at Bethlehem. ¹⁶ And the Philistine came forward morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days. ¹⁷ Then Jesse said to his son David, "Take now for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to your brothers. ¹⁸ "Bring also these ten slices of cheese to the commander of their thousand, and look into the well-being of your brothers and bring back confirmation from them.¹⁹ "For Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting the Philistines." ²⁰ So David got up early in the morning and left the flock with a keeper, and took the supplies and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the entrenchment encircling the camp while the army was going out in battle formation, shouting the war cry. ²¹ Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

carry: 1 Samuel 16:20

cheeses: Heb. cheeses of milk, 2 Samuel 17:29, Job 10:10

their thousand: Heb. a thousand

look: Genesis 37:14, Acts 15:36, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:6

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:15 - captains over thousands Deuteronomy 20:5 - the officers 2 Samuel 16:1 - with a couple 2 Kings 4:26 - Is it well with thee Esther 2:11 - how Esther did Micah 5:2 - thousands 2 Thessalonians 3:17 - the token

Cross-References

Genesis 4:12
"When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth."

Genesis 4:14
"Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

Psalms 4:6
Many are saying, "Who will show us anything good?" Lift up the light of Your face upon us, LORD!

Psalms 41:12
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You place me in Your presence forever.

Isaiah 59:2
But your wrongdoings have caused a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Jeremiah 32:39
and I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

Acts 2:39
"For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand,.... Their chiliarch or colonel, who had the command of 1000 men, and under whom Jesse's sons fought; Jarchi thinks this was Jonathan, who had 1000 men with him at Gibeah, and so now, 1 Samuel 13:2, these cheeses were sent by Jesse to the captain, to be distributed among his men, or a present to himself, that he might use his sons well who were under his command:

and look how thy brethren fare; whether in good health, in good spirits, and in safety:

and take their pledge; that is, if they had been obliged for want of money to pawn any of their clothes, or what they had with them to buy food with, that he would redeem and take up the pledge, by paying the money for which they were pawned; for it is thought that soldiers at this time were not maintained at the expense of the king and government, but at their own, and the families to which they belonged: though some are of opinion that this was some token which they had sent by a messenger to their father, by which he might know he came from them, so Ben Gersom; and which David was now to take with him, and return it; or a token that he was to bring from them, whereby he might be assured of their welfare; and so the Targum, "and bring their goodness", a token of their being in good health. The Jews z understand it of bills of divorce to be given to their wives, that if they should die in battle, or be taken captive, that their wives might marry after three years.

z Hieron. Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 76. D.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Take their pledge - i. e., bring back what they have to say in return.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 17:18. Carry these ten cheeses — Cheeses of milk, says the margin. In the East they do not make what we call cheese: they press the milk but slightly, and carry it in rush baskets. It is highly salted, and little different from curds.