Genesis 20:16

And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15dummy verses inserted by amos

17And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children:

Read all of Genesis 20

Cross References

Genesis 20:5Did not he say to me : She is my sister: and she say, He is my brother? in the simplicity of my heart, and cleanness of my hands have I done this.

Genesis 26:11He that shall touch this man's wife, shall surely be put to death.

Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 25:12As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.

Jonah 1:6And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us, that we may not perish.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:15-18

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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Genesis 20:16