Text -- Genesis 24:22 (NET)

24:22 After the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels and gave them to her.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Gen 24:22

¹ sn A beka weighed about 5-6 grams (0.2 ounce).

² sn A shekel weighed about 11.5 grams (0.4 ounce) although weights varied locally, so these bracelets weighed about 4 ounces (115 grams).

³ tn The words “and gave them to her” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.