1 Samuel 17:16-19

17:16 Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position. 17:17 Jesse said to his son David, “Take your brothers this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread; go quickly ¹  to the camp to your brothers. 17:18 Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer. ²  Find out how your brothers are doing ³  and bring back their pledge that they received the goods. ⁴  17:19 They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army ⁵  in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

[17:17]  ¹ tn Heb “run.”

[17:18]  ¹ tn Heb “officer of the thousand.”

[17:18]  ² tn Heb “and your brothers, observe with respect to welfare.”

[17:18]  ³ 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.”

[17:19]  ¹ tn Heb “all the men of Israel.”