C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 17:18
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1 Samuel17:18
1Sa 17:18
“And these ten slices of soft cheese (so the ancient versions render it) bring to the chief captain over thousand, and visit thy brethren to inquire after their welfare, and bring with you a pledge from them” - a pledge that they are alive and well. This seems the simplest explanation of the word ערבּתם, of which very different renderings were given by the early translators.
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