give pledges, I pray thee, to my master] Or, hostages. Heb. mingle thy self with my master. Ezra 9:2. Proverbs 20:19. and Proverbs 24:21. and I will give thee two thousand horses, &c.] Engage thy self to be at my Masters command, if thou beest not able to finde riders enow for so many horses as he shall tender unto thee: spoken in scorn, as deriding the small number of his forces; implying that his Master could soon tender him more horse, then he was able to furnish with men.