Genesis 24:22
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22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a (A)gold ring weighing a [a]half-shekel, and two bracelets for her [b]wrists weighing ten shekels in gold,
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- Genesis 24:22 A shekel was about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm
- Genesis 24:22 Lit hands
Exodus 21:32
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32 If the ox gores a male or female slave, [a]the owner shall give his or her master [b](A)thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
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- Exodus 21:32 Lit he
- Exodus 21:32 About 15 oz. or 425 gm
Nehemiah 5:15
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15 But the previous governors who were before me [a]laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; even their servants domineered the people. But I did not do so (A)because of my fear of God.
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- Nehemiah 5:15 Lit made heavy
Ezekiel 4:10
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10 Your food which you eat shall be (A)twenty shekels a day by weight; you shall eat it from time to time.
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