Genesis 24:47

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.”

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BSBPD

“Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And I ask her, and say, Whose daughter <FI>art<Fi> thou? and she saith, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah hath borne to him, and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 24:47 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 24:22And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
  2. Genesis 24:53Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
  3. Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
  4. Psalms 45:13All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
  5. Isaiah 3:21their signet rings and nose rings;
  6. Isaiah 62:3You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
  7. Ezekiel 16:10I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
  8. Ephesians 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

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