Genesis 24:22-28

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  24:23 “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. ⁴  “Tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”

24:24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor. ⁵  24:25 We have plenty of straw and feed,” she added, ⁶  “and room for you ⁷  to spend the night.”

24:26 The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord, 24:27 saying “Praised be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love ⁸  for my master! The Lord has led me ⁹  to the house ¹⁰  of my master’s relatives!” ¹¹ 

24:28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household all about ¹²  these things.

[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.

[24:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’” The order of the introductory clause has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “whom she bore to Nahor.” The referent (Milcah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:25]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and she said, ‘We have plenty of both straw and feed.’” The order of the introductory clause has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb The words “for you” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

[24:27]  ¹³ tn Heb “his faithfulness and his commitment.”

[24:27]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “As for me – in the way the Lord led me.”

[24:27]  ¹⁵ tn Here “house” is an adverbial accusative of termination.

[24:27]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “brothers.”

[24:28]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “according to.”