21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether (A)the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden (B)nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold, 23 and said, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please, is there room in your father’s house for us [a]to lodge?”

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  1. Genesis 24:23 to spend the night

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