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? Genesis 38:17 KJV |
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—” Genesis 38:17 ESV |
And he said,
What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. Genesis 38:18 KJV |
He said,
“What pledge shall I give you?” She replied, “Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him. Genesis 38:18 ESV |
And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite,
to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. Genesis 38:20 KJV |
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the woman's hand,
he did not find her. Genesis 38:20 ESV |
I will be surety for him;
of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: Genesis 43:9 KJV |
I will be a pledge of his safety.
From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. Genesis 43:9 ESV |
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father,
saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. Genesis 44:32 KJV |
For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father,
saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.’ Genesis 44:32 ESV |