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20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the water trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels. 21 The man was silently watching her to see whether or not Yahweh had made his trip successful.

22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces.

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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