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Genesis 24:22

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24:22 After the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka 1  and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels 2  and gave them to her. 3 

Genesis 24:53

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24:53 Then he 4  brought out gold, silver jewelry, and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave valuable gifts to her brother and to her mother.

Genesis 44:8

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44:8 Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

Genesis 36:39

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36:39 When Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadad 5  reigned in his place; the name of his city was Pau. 6  His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

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[24:22]  1 sn A beka weighed about 5-6 grams (0.2 ounce).

[24:22]  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).

[24:22]  3 tn The words “and gave them to her” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

[24:53]  4 tn Heb “the servant”; the noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[36:39]  7 tc Most mss of the MT read “Hadar” here; “Hadad” is the reading found in some Hebrew mss, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and Syriac (cf. also 1 Chr 1:50).

[36:39]  8 tn The name of the city is given as “Pai” in 1 Chr 1:50.



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