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1 Samuel 17:18
New English Translation
1 Samuel 17:18
New English Translation
18 Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer.[a] Find out how your brothers are doing[b] and bring back their pledge that they received the goods.[c]
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- 1 Samuel 17:18 tn Heb “officer of the thousand.”
- 1 Samuel 17:18 tn Heb “and your brothers, observe with respect to welfare.”
- 1 Samuel 17:18 tn Heb “and their pledge take.” This probably refers to some type of confirmation that the goods arrived safely. See R. W. Klein, 1 Samuel (WBC), 177. Cf. NIV “bring back some assurance”; NCV “some proof to show me they are all right”; NLT “bring me back a letter from them.”
1 Samuel 17:18
New King James Version
1 Samuel 17:18
New King James Version
18 And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and (A)see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.”
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1 Samuel 17:18
King James Version
1 Samuel 17:18
King James Version
18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
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1 Samuel 17:18
New International Version
1 Samuel 17:18
New International Version
18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers(A) are and bring back some assurance[a] from them.
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- 1 Samuel 17:18 Or some token; or some pledge of spoils
1 Samuel 17:18
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:18
English Standard Version
18 (A)Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. (B)See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them.”
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