And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?(Genesis 38:17)

And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.(Genesis 38:18)

And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.(Genesis 38:19)

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.(Genesis 38:21)

And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.(Genesis 38:22)

And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.(Genesis 38:23)

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Genesis 38:20 - Cross Reference

But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. (Judges 14:20)

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. (Luke 23:12)

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man. (2 Samuel 13:3)

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him. (Leviticus 19:17)

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. (Genesis 20:9)