1 Samuel 17:18

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 David's father Jesse was an old man, who belonged to the Ephrath clan and lived in Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons: ¹³the oldest was Eliab, the next was Abinadab, and Shammah was the third. The three of them had gone off to fight in Saul's army. David was Jesse's youngest son. ¹⁵ He took care of his father's sheep, and he went back and forth between Bethlehem and Saul's camp. ¹⁶ Goliath came out and gave his challenge every morning and every evening for forty days. ¹⁷ One day, Jesse told David, "Hurry and take this sack of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread to your brothers at the army camp. ¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ They're with Saul's army, fighting the Philistines in Elah Valley." ²⁰ David obeyed his father. He got up early the next morning and left someone else in charge of the sheep; then he loaded the supplies and started off. He reached the army camp just as the soldiers were taking their places and shouting the battle cry. ²¹ The army of Israel and the Philistine army stood there facing each other. ²² David left his things with the man in charge of supplies and ran up to the battle line to ask his brothers if they were well.

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
If you try to farm the land, it won't produce anything for you. From now on, you'll be without a home, and you'll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place.

Genesis 4:14
"You're making me leave my home and live far from you. I will have to wander about without a home, and just anyone could kill me."

Psalms 4:6
There are some who ask, "Who will be good to us?" Let your kindness, Lord , shine brightly on us.

Psalms 41:12
You have helped me because I am innocent, and you will always be close to my side.

Isaiah 59:2
Your sins are the roadblock between you and your God. That's why he doesn't answer your prayers or let you see his face.

Jeremiah 32:39
I will make their thoughts and desires pure. Then they will realize that, for their own good and the good of their children, they must worship only me. They will even be afraid to turn away from me. I will make an agreement with them that will never end, and I won't ever stop doing good things for them. With all my heart I promise that they will be planted in this land once again.

Acts 2:39
This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live."

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.