Genesis 24:22
“And it came to passe as the camels had done drinking, that the man tooke a golden eare-ring, of halfe a shekel weight, & two bracelets for her handes, of ten shekels weight of gold,”
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Genesis 24:22 Context
20And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ranne againe vnto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21And the man wondering at her, helde his peace, to wit, whether the LORD had made his iourney prosperous, or not. 22And it came to passe as the camels had done drinking, that the man tooke a golden eare-ring, of halfe a shekel weight, & two bracelets for her handes, of ten shekels weight of gold, 23And said, whose daughter art thou? tell mee, I pray thee: is there roome in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in? 24And she said vnto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah, which she bare vnto Nahor:
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And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
- King James Version
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels in gold,
- New American Standard Version (1995)