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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 43:2

Context
43:2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Return, buy us a little more food.”

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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.



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