47 “I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’(A)

“She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel(B) son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’(C)

“Then I put the ring in her nose(D) and the bracelets on her arms,(E)

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10 I clothed you with an embroidered(A) dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen(B) and covered you with costly garments.(C) 11 I adorned you with jewelry:(D) I put bracelets(E) on your arms and a necklace(F) around your neck, 12 and I put a ring on your nose,(G) earrings(H) on your ears and a beautiful crown(I) on your head.(J) 13 So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes(K) were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil(L) and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.(M)

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You will be a crown(A) of splendor in the Lord’s hand,
    a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
No longer will they call you Deserted,(B)
    or name your land Desolate.(C)
But you will be called Hephzibah,[a](D)
    and your land Beulah[b];
for the Lord will take delight(E) in you,
    and your land will be married.(F)
As a young man marries a young woman,
    so will your Builder marry you;
as a bridegroom(G) rejoices over his bride,
    so will your God rejoice(H) over you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Beulah means married.

13 All glorious(A) is the princess within her chamber;
    her gown is interwoven with gold.(B)
14 In embroidered garments(C) she is led to the king;(D)
    her virgin companions(E) follow her—
    those brought to be with her.

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53 Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing(A) and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts(B) to her brother and to her mother.

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22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(A) weighing a beka[a] and two gold bracelets(B) weighing ten shekels.[b] 23 Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you?(C) Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?(D)

24 She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.(E)

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  1. Genesis 24:22 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
  2. Genesis 24:22 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams

26 to make her holy,(A) cleansing[a] her by the washing(B) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(C) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed

Daughters of kings(A) are among your honored women;
    at your right hand(B) is the royal bride(C) in gold of Ophir.(D)

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