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20 So she quickly ·poured [emptied] all the water from her jar into the drinking trough for the camels. Then she kept running to the well until she had given all the camels enough to drink.

21 The ·servant [L man] quietly ·watched [stared at] her. He wanted to ·be sure [L learn whether or not] the Lord had made his trip successful. 22 After the camels had finished drinking, he gave Rebekah a gold ·ring [L nose-ring; or earring] weighing ·one-fifth of an ounce [L one half shekel] and two gold arm bracelets weighing about ·four ounces [L ten shekels] each.

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20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.(A) 21 Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.(B)

22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(C) weighing a beka[a] and two gold bracelets(D) weighing ten shekels.[b]

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Footnotes

  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