18Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them.


In Context

15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.

17 Now 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.

18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them.

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

20 Early in the morning David left the flock with a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.

1st Samuel 17:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:18And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:18And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:18and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:18and 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:18and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:18And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:18and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:18and 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:18And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and look how your brothers fare, and take their pledge.