17 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—”

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

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

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33 Men give gifts to all prostitutes, (A)but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings.

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33 All prostitutes receive gifts,(A) but you give gifts(B) to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.(C)

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20 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.

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20 Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite(A) in order to get his pledge(B) back from the woman, but he did not find her.

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The master commended the dishonest manager for his (A)shrewdness. For (B)the sons of this world[a] are (C)more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than (D)the sons of light.

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  1. Luke 16:8 Greek age

“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world(A) are more shrewd(B) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.(C)

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16 (A)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and (B)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 20:16 Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)

16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge(A) if it is done for an outsider.(B)

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24 About three months later Judah was told, “Tamar your daughter-in-law (A)has been immoral.[a] Moreover, she is pregnant by immorality.”[b] And Judah said, “Bring her out, and (B)let her be burned.” 25 As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, “By the man to whom these belong, I am pregnant.” And she said, “Please identify whose these are, (C)the signet and the cord and the staff.”

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  1. Genesis 38:24 Or has committed prostitution
  2. Genesis 38:24 Or by prostitution

24 About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.”

Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”(A)

25 As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law. “I am pregnant by the man who owns these,” she said. And she added, “See if you recognize whose seal and cord and staff these are.”(B)

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