1 Samuel 17:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

Young's Literal Translation

and 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.’

King James Bible

And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

Hebrew
Take also
תָּבִ֖יא (tā·ḇî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

these
הָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

ten
עֲשֶׂ֜רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6235: Ten

portions
חֲרִצֵ֤י (ḥă·ri·ṣê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2757: Incisure, incised, a threshing-sledge, a slice

of cheese
הֶֽחָלָב֙ (he·ḥā·lāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2461: Milk

to the commander
לְשַׂר־ (lə·śar-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of [their] unit.
הָאָ֑לֶף (hā·’ā·lep̄)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

Check
תִּפְקֹ֣ד (tip̄·qōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

on the welfare
לְשָׁל֔וֹם (lə·šā·lō·wm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

of your brothers
אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ (’a·ḥe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

and bring back
תִּקָּֽח׃ (tiq·qāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

an assurance from them.
עֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם (‘ă·rub·bā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6161: Something given as security, a token, a bondsman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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