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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“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)“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“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“`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 DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 24:47 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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.
- Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
- Psalms 45:13All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
- Isaiah 3:21their signet rings and nose rings;
- Isaiah 62:3You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
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