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Genesis 20:15

Abimelech

13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
KJV
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
WEB
Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
ASV
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee. Dwell where it pleaseth thee.
DARBY
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is good in thine eyes.
BLB
And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land [is] before you. Dwell wherever is good in your eyes.”
ÅB
Og Abimelek sa: Se, mitt land ligger åpent for deg; bo hvor du selv vil!
OTB
Og Abimelek sa: «Se, mitt land ligger foran deg; bosett deg hvor du vil.»
B1930
Og Abimelek sa: Se, mitt land ligger åpent for dig; bo hvor du selv vil!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 13:9

    Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

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  • Genesis 34:10

    And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

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  • Genesis 47:6

    The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

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