1 Samuel 17:17
in 1 Samuel 17One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren;
KJV
And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
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This verse in 1 Samuel 17
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread
on 1 Samuel 17:17-19
Jesse sends bread to his sons and cheeses to their captain, and asks for their pledge, some token that they are alive and well. The father sends the youngest to the battle, and the older writers loved the picture: the errand is ordinary, and providence rides on it.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Just as this happened, then, in the blessed patriarchs, Isaac and Jacob, dearest brothers, so we know it was prefigured in Jesse the father of David; for when he sent his son David to look for his brothers, he seems to have typified God the …
The Medieval Church2 voices
Jesse said to David, his son, etc. All the faithful Hebrew people said to the Lord Savior, about to be born of their seed, desiring His advent with eager longing: Take, I beg you, to refresh and help in the spiritual battle your people Israel, …
And you will visit your brothers, etc. And the Lord Himself in the flesh carefully attended to His own, if they acted rightly. And wherever and with whomever He found them, He made sure to visit and call them, and now also through His own …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Jesse said unto David his son,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Morning and evening. Our Rabbis said, to prevent them from reciting 'shema.' 9 See Maseches Sotah 42b.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יִשַׁ֜י | yishai | Jesse | H3448 → | 42 times |
| לְדָוִ֣ד | ledavid | to David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בְּנ֗וֹ | beno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| קַח־ | kach- | take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| נָ֤א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| לְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙ | leacheikha | to brothers your | H251 → | 630 times |
| אֵיפַ֤ת | ʾeifat | [the] ephah of | H374 → | |
| הַקָּלִיא֙ | hakali' | <the> roasted grain | H7039 → | |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וַעֲשָׂרָ֥ה | vaasarah | and ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| לֶ֖חֶם | lechem | bread[s] | H3899 → | 298 times |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וְהָרֵ֥ץ | veharetz | and bring [them] quickly | H7323 → | 103 times |
| הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה | hamachaneh | the camp | H4264 → | 215 times |
| לְאַחֶֽיךָ׃ | leacheikha | to brothers your | H251 → | 630 times |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יִשַׁ֜יJesse
yishaiH3448 →42 times
לְדָוִ֣דto David
ledavidH1732 →999 times
בְּנ֗וֹson his
benoH1121 →4930 times
קַח־take
kach-H3947 →966 times
נָ֤אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
לְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙to brothers your
leacheikhaH251 →630 times
אֵיפַ֤ת[the] ephah of
ʾeifatH374 →
הַקָּלִיא֙<the> roasted grain
hakali'H7039 →
הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וַעֲשָׂרָ֥הand ten
vaasarahH6235 →176 times
לֶ֖חֶםbread[s]
lechemH3899 →298 times
הַזֶּ֑ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וְהָרֵ֥ץand bring [them] quickly
veharetzH7323 →103 times
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הthe camp
hamachanehH4264 →215 times
לְאַחֶֽיךָ׃to brothers your
leacheikhaH251 →630 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 7:11So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
it leads to
- Romans 8:32
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 11:11–13
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
- James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Romans 8:32
Through
Luke 11:13So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
it leads to
- Matthew 7:11
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
- Isaiah 44:3–4
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- John 4:10
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- Proverbs 1:23
If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
- Matthew 7:11
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Samuel; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 121.1-2; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.