I will be responsible for him. You can hold me personally accountable![a] If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, I will be guilty before you forever.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 43:9 Lit can seek him from my hand

I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him.(A) If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame(B) before you all my life.(C)

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122 Guarantee Your servant’s well-being;(A)
do not let the arrogant oppress me.

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122 Ensure your servant’s well-being;(A)
    do not let the arrogant oppress me.(B)

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Financial Entanglements

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor[a]
or entered into an agreement with[b] a stranger,[c](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:1 Or friend
  2. Proverbs 6:1 Lit or shaken hands for or with
  3. Proverbs 6:1 The Hb word for stranger can refer to a foreigner, an Israelite outside one’s family, or simply to another person.

Warnings Against Folly

My son,(A) if you have put up security(B) for your neighbor,(C)
    if you have shaken hands in pledge(D) for a stranger,

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