Genesis 24:22

Therefore after that the camels had drunk, the man brought forth golden earrings, weighing two shekels, and as many bands of the arm (or and two arm bands), in the weight of ten shekels.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

In Context

21Soothly he beheld her privily, and would wit whether the Lord had sped his way, or nay. (And he secretly watched her, and wanted to know if the Lord had sped his way, or not.)

23And he said to her, Whose daughter art thou? show thou to me (or and tell me), is [there] any place in the house of thy father (for us) to dwell in?

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Cross References

Genesis 24:30And when he had seen the earrings, and bands of the arm in the hands of his sister, and had heard all the words of her, telling, The man spake to me these things, he came to the man that stood beside the camels, and nigh the well of water, (For when he had seen the earrings, and the bands on his sister’s wrists, and had heard all of her words, saying, The man spoke these and these things to me, he went out hastily to the man who was standing beside the camels, and near the water well,)

Exodus 32:2And Aaron said to them, Take ye the golden earrings from the ears of your wives (or Take ye the gold earrings from the ears of your wives), (and) of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring ye them to me.

Job 28:1Silver hath [the] beginning of his veins (or Silver hath the beginning of its veins); and a place is to gold, in which it is welled together.

Jeremiah 2:32Whether a virgin shall forget her ornament? and a spousess her breast-girdle? But my people hath forgotten me by days without number.

1 Timothy 2:9Also women in suitable habit, with shamefastness and soberness arraying themselves, not in wreathed hairs, either in gold, or pearls, or precious cloth (or expensive clothing);

1 Peter 3:8And in faith all of one will (or of one intention), in prayer be ye each suffering with (the) other, lovers of (the) brotherhood, merciful, mild (or humble), meek; [Forsooth in faith all of one understanding, or will, in prayer be ye compassionate, or each suffering with (the) other, lovers of (the) fraternity, merciful, mild, meek;]

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:11-29

Journey of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.… Read the whole commentary →

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