The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and with all kinds of his master’s goods in hand, he went to Aram-naharaim, to Nahor’s town.
Genesis 24:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As the camels finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing half a shekel, and for her wrists two bracelets weighing ten shekels of gold. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold earring or nose ring of half a shekel in weight, and for her hands two bracelets of ten shekels in weight in gold, American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold, Common English Bible As soon as the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold ring, weighing a half shekel, and two gold bracelets for her arms, weighing ten shekels. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, after the camels drank, the man took out gold earrings, weighing two shekels, and the same number of bracelets, ten shekels in weight. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And after that the camels had drunk, the man took out golden earrings, weighing two sicles: and as many bracelets of ten sicles weight. |
The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and with all kinds of his master’s goods in hand, he went to Aram-naharaim, to Nahor’s town.
‘Whose daughter are you? ’ he asked. ‘Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night? ’
As soon as he had seen the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he had heard his sister Rebekah’s words #– #‘The man said this to me! ’ #– #he went to the man. He was standing there by the camels at the spring.
Then I asked her, “Whose daughter are you? ” She responded, “The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.” So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
Then he brought out objects of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
On the third day, Esther dressed in her royal clothing and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace facing it. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing its entrance.
Can a young woman forget her jewellery or a bride her wedding sash? Yet my people have forgotten me for countless days.
So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out the silver to him #– #seventeen shekels of silver.
Don’t let your beauty consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and wearing gold jewellery or fine clothes,
Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble,