18:32 Finally Abraham 1 said, “May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
24:22 After the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka 2 and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels 3 and gave them to her. 4
46:18 These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.
47:28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; the years 6 of Jacob’s life were 147 in all.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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.
1 tn Heb “according to this.”
1 tn Heb “the days of the years.”