22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(A) weighing a beka[a] and two gold bracelets(B) weighing ten shekels.[b] 23 Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you?(C) Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?(D)

24 She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.(E) 25 And she added, “We have plenty of straw and fodder,(F) as well as room for you to spend the night.”

26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord,(G) 27 saying, “Praise be to the Lord,(H) the God of my master Abraham,(I) who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness(J) to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey(K) to the house of my master’s relatives.”(L)

28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.(M) 29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban,(N) and he hurried out to the man at the spring. 30 As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms,(O) and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring. 31 “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord,”(P) he said. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:22 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
  2. Genesis 24:22 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams

22 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

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