20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels. 21 (A)Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her [a]in silence, to know whether the Lord had made his journey successful or not.

22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a (B)gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for her [b]wrists weighing ten shekels in gold,

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  1. Genesis 24:21 Lit keeping silent
  2. Genesis 24:22 Lit hands

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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  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