1 Samuel 7:9

7:9 So Samuel took a nursing lamb ¹  and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Samuel cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.

1 Samuel 17:18

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 

[7:9]  ¹ tn Heb “a lamb of milk”; NAB “an unweaned lamb”; NIV “a suckling lamb”; NCV “a baby lamb.”

[17:18]  ² tn Heb “officer of the thousand.”

[17:18]  ³ tn Heb “and your brothers, observe with respect to welfare.”

[17:18]  ⁴ 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.”