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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 43:21

Context
43:21 But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money – the full amount 4  – in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it. 5 
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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.

[43:21]  4 tn Heb “in its weight.”

[43:21]  5 tn Heb “brought it back in our hand.”



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