1 Samuel 17:18
What does 1 Samuel 17:18 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 17:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and 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.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and 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.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 16:20
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
- Genesis 37:14
And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5
For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.
- 2 Samuel 17:29
and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
- Job 10:10
Hast thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese?
- Acts 15:36
And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they fare.
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