1 Samuel 17:18 “Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit.…”

1 Samuel 17:18

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

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.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

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.

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.'

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.

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Cross references

“carry”

1 Samuel 16:20

1 Samuel 16:20 · BSB

And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David.

“cheeses”

2 Samuel 17:29 Job 10:10

2 Samuel 17:29 · BSB

honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

Job 10:10 · BSB

Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese?

“look”

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

Genesis 37:14 · BSB

Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

Acts 15:36 · BSB

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

1 Thessalonians 3:5 · BSB

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

1 Thessalonians 3:6 · BSB

But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

19They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”

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