Genesis

Genesis 24:22–24

²²And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka,^b and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.^c ²³“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”

²⁴She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”

Footnotes

b 24:22 A beka is half a shekel, or approximately 0.2 ounces or 5.7 grams.
c 24:22 10 shekels is approximately 4 ounces or 114 grams.

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Genesis 24:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
after	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the camels	הַגְּמַלִּים֙	hag·gə·mal·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1581 camel
had finished	כִּלּ֤וּ	kil·lū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
drinking	לִשְׁתּ֔וֹת	liš·tō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
took out	וַיִּקַּ֤ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a gold	זָהָ֔ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
ring	נֶ֣זֶם	ne·zem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5141 ring
weighing	מִשְׁקָל֑וֹ	miš·qā·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4948 id.
a beka	בֶּ֖קַע	be·qa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H1235 half
and two	וּשְׁנֵ֤י	ū·šə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
gold	זָהָ֖ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
bracelets	צְמִידִים֙	ṣə·mî·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6781 bracelet
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
her wrists	יָדֶ֔יהָ	yā·ḏe·hā	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand
weighing	מִשְׁקָלָֽם׃	miš·qā·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4948 id.
ten	עֲשָׂרָ֥ה	‘ă·śā·rāh	Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten

Genesis 24:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whose	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
are you	אַ֔תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
he asked	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Please	נָ֖א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
tell	הַגִּ֥ידִי	hag·gî·ḏî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
is there	הֲיֵ֧שׁ	hă·yêš	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
room	מָק֥וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
in your father’s	אָבִ֛יךְ	’ā·ḇîḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1 father
house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
for us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
to spend the night	לָלִֽין׃	lā·lîn	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3885 lodge, pass the night

Genesis 24:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She replied	וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אָנֹ֑כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Bethuel	בְּתוּאֵ֖ל	bə·ṯū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1328 Bethuel
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Milcah	מִלְכָּ֕ה	mil·kāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4435 Milcah
bore	יָלְדָ֖ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Nahor	לְנָחֽוֹר׃	lə·nā·ḥō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor

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Genesis 24:22 Ezekiel 16:11–12 · Exodus 32:2–3 · Genesis 24:30 · Jeremiah 2:32 · Genesis 23:15–16 · Genesis 24:47 · Esther 5:1 · Isaiah 3:19–23

Genesis 24:24 Genesis 24:15 · Genesis 22:23 · Genesis 22:20 · Genesis 11:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.