Genesis 24:20-22
World English Bible
20 She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
21 The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not. 22 As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel[a] weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
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- 24:22 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
Genesis 24:20-22
New International Version
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]
Footnotes
- Genesis 24:22 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
- Genesis 24:22 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
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