Genesis 20:16

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

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

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.

18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

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 he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
KJV
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.
WEB
To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”
ASV
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee. And in respect of all thou art righted.
DARBY
And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand [pieces] of silver; behold, let that be to thee a covering of the eyes, in respect of all that are with thee, and with all; and she was reproved.
BLB
And to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given a thousand [pieces] of silver to your brother; behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes, to all who [are] with you, and before all you are vindicated.”
ÅB
Og til Sara sa han: Se, her gir jeg din bror tusen sekel sølv; det skal være en sonegave for deg i alles øyne som er sammen med deg, og for alle har du nå fått oppreisning.
OTB
Til Sara sa han: «Jeg har gitt din bror tusen sjekel sølv. Dette er for å dekke enhver krenkelse mot deg foran alle som er med deg; du er fullstendig rettferdiggjort.»
B1930
Og til Sara sa han: Se, her gir jeg din bror tusen sekel sølv; det skal være en sonegave for dig i alles øine som er sammen med dig, og for alle har du nu fått opreisning.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 20:5

    Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

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  • Proverbs 27:5

    Open rebuke is better than secret love.

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  • Genesis 24:65

    For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

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  • Jonah 1:6

    So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

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  • Revelation 3:19

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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  • Proverbs 25:12

    As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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  • Genesis 26:11

    And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

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  • Proverbs 12:1

    Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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