Genesis 24:22-24
Living Bible
22 Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he produced a quarter-ounce gold earring[a] and two five-ounce gold bracelets for her wrists.
23 “Whose daughter are you, miss?” he asked. “Would your father have any room to put us up for the night?”
24 “My father is Bethuel,” she replied. “My grandparents are Milcah and Nahor.
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- Genesis 24:22 gold earring, literally, “nose-ring.”
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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