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εἶπεν δὲ ιουδας ἐχέτω αὐτά ἀλλὰ μήποτε καταγελασθῶμεν ἐγὼ μὲν ἀπέσταλκα τὸν ἔριφον τοῦτον σὺ δὲ οὐχ εὕρηκας
Genesis 38:23
Arcana Coelestia # 4873
4873. And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? That this signifies that it was certain, is evident from the signification of a “pledge,” as being certainty, of which just above (n. 4872). That it was certain is evident also from what now follows-that the pledge was given.
