Genesis 24
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Genesis 24:22-28

22And 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;1

23And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?

24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

25She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.

26And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped Yhwh.

27And he said, Blessed be Yhwh God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, Yhwh led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

28And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 24:22 earring: or, jewel for the forehead. ↩

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