Genesis

Genesis 24:22

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

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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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.