Genesis 38:17

38:17 He replied, “I’ll send you a young goat from the flock.” She asked, “Will you give me a pledge until you send it?” ¹ 

Luke 15:29

15:29 but he answered ²  his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave ³  for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet ⁴  you never gave me even a goat ⁵  so that I could celebrate with my friends!

[38:17]  ¹ tn Heb “until you send.”

[15:29]  ² tn Grk “but answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “but he answered.”

[15:29]  ³ tn Or simply, “have served,” but in the emotional context of the older son’s outburst the translation given is closer to the point.

[15:29]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to bring out the contrast indicated by the context.

[15:29]  ⁵ sn You never gave me even a goat. The older son’s complaint was that the generous treatment of the younger son was not fair: “I can’t get even a little celebration with a basic food staple like a goat!”