1Sa 17:18 | NET2full | STEP | Also take these 10 portions of cheese to their commanding officer . Find out how your brothers are doing and bring back their pledge that they received the goods.

‏ 1 Samuel 17:18

18 Also take these 10 portions of cheese to their commanding officer. ^{▼▼tn Heb “officer of the thousand.”} Find out how your brothers are doing ^{▼▼tn Heb “and your brothers, observe with respect to welfare.”} and bring back their pledge that they received the goods. ^{▼▼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.”}