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And these tenוְאֵת עֲשֶׂרֶת הָאֵלֶּהcheesesחֲרִצֵי הֶחָלָבbringתָּבִיאto the commanderלְשַׂרof the thousand;הָאָלֶףand look afterוְ תִּפְקֹדthe welfareלְשָׁלוֹםof your brothers,אֶת אַחֶיךָand takeוְ תִּקָּחa pledge from them.אֶת עֲרֻבָּתָם
1 Samuel 17:18
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1 Samuel 17:18, word by word
- And these tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret
ten
Ten.
Where else “aseret” appears- cheesesחֲרִצֵיcharitse
cheese
A food made of curdled milk, in portions.
Where else “charitse” appears- cheesesחָלָבchalav
milk
Milk.
Where else “chalav” appears- bringתָּבִיאtavi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “tavi” appears- to the commanderשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of the thousandאָלֶףalef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alef” appears- and look afterתִּפְקֹדtifkod
attend to
To attend to someone; God comes to help.
Where else “tifkod” appears- the welfareשָׁלוֹםshalom
well-being
Health, safety, nothing lacking.
Where else “shalom” appears- of your brothersאַחֶיache
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appears- and takeתִּקָּחtikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikach” appears- a pledge from themעֲרֻבָּתָarubata
token
Something brought back as proof that someone is well.
Where else “arubata” appears
Translation note
“Cheeses” is literally “cuts of milk.” “A pledge from them”: something they hand over as a sign that they are well.
The context
17Jesse said to David his son, “Take, please, for your brothers this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves, and hurry them to the camp to your brothers.
18 · This verse (above)
19Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”