17:18 Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer.24 Find out how your brothers are doing25 and bring back their pledge that they received the goods.26
tnHeb “and your brothers, observe with respect to welfare.”
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tnHeb “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.”