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21 (A)Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her [a]in silence, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.

22 Now it happened that when the camels had finished drinking, the man took a (B)gold ring weighing a [b]half-shekel and two bracelets for her [c]wrists weighing ten shekels in gold, 23 and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there a place for us to lodge in your father’s house?”

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  1. Genesis 24:21 Lit keeping silent
  2. Genesis 24:22 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
  3. Genesis 24:22 Lit hands

21 Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.(A)

22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(B) weighing a beka[a] and two gold bracelets(C) weighing ten shekels.[b] 23 Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you?(D) Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?(E)

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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