"And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and tw…" — Genesis 24:22

Genesis 24:22 · KJV

“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; {earring: or, jewel for the forehead}”

— Genesis 24:22

Verse 21

And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Verse 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?

Genesis 24 — Context

And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw {water}, and drew for all his camels.

And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

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; {earring: or, jewel for the forehead}

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

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

Cross References

Ezekiel 16:11-12

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

Exodus 32:2-3

And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which {are} in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring {them} unto me.

Jeremiah 2:32

Can a maid forget her ornaments, {or} a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

Genesis 24:30

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.

Genesis 24:47

And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter {art} thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

Genesis 23:15-16

My lord, hearken unto me: the land {is worth} four hundred shekels of silver; what {is} that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

Esther 5:1

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on {her} royal {apparel}, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

Isaiah 3:19-23

The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, {chains: or, sweet balls} {mufflers: or, spangled ornaments}