Genesis 38:17

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¹⁷“I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said.

“Will you give me something that belongs to you?” she asked. “I’ll keep it until you send the goat.”

He answered, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” And she said, “If you give me a pledge, until you send it—”

“I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said.

“Will you give me something as a pledge until you send it?” she asked.

“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” he replied.

But she said, “Only if you leave something with me until you send it.”

“I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah promised.

“But what will you give me to guarantee that you will send the goat?” she asked.

And he said, “I will send a kid from the goats of the flock.” And she said, “Only if you give a pledge until you send it.”

And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

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