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20 With that, she quickly emptied her jug into the drinking trough and ran back to the well to draw more water, until she had drawn enough for all the camels. 21 The man watched her the whole time, silently waiting to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful. 22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose-ring weighing half a shekel, and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels for her wrists.

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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