2Sa 6:19 | NETfull | STEP | He then handed out to each member of the entire assembly of Israel, both men and women, a portion of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. Then all the people went home.

2 Samuel 6:19

19 He then handed out to each member of the entire assembly of Israel, ^{▼▼ Heb “to all the people, to all the throng of Israel.”} both men and women, a portion of bread, a date cake, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew word used here אֶשְׁפָּר (’espar) is found in the OT only here and in the parallel passage found in 1 Chr 16:3. Its exact meaning is uncertain, although the context indicates that it was a food of some sort (cf. KJV “a good piece of flesh”; NRSV “a portion of meat”). The translation adopted here (“date cake”) follows the lead of the Greek translations of the LXX, Aquila, and Symmachus (cf. NASB, NIV, NLT).} and a raisin cake. Then all the people went home. ^{▼▼ Heb “and all the people went, each to his house.”}