Genesis 24:22-24
American Standard Version
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of [a]half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold, 23 and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in? 24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor.
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- Genesis 24:22 Hebrew a beka. See Ex. 38:26.
Genesis 24:22-24
New International Version
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(A) weighing a beka[a] and two gold bracelets(B) weighing ten shekels.[b] 23 Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you?(C) Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?(D)”
24 She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.(E)”
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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