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.

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.

²³ Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has,^(A) or we will become a laughingstock.^(B) After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”