Genesis 20:16
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, this is to thee a covering of the eyes unto all that are with thee; and with all others thou canst thus justify thyself.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is pleasing in thy eyes.
Cross References
Genesis 20:5Said 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 the innocency of my hands have I done this.
Genesis 26:11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
Proverbs 9:8Do not correct a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 25:12As an earring of gold, and a pendant of fine gold, so is a wise reprover toward an ear that listeneth.
Jonah 1:6So the ship-master came near unto him, and said unto him, Why dost thou sleep? arise, call upon thy God: perhaps it be that God will think of us, that we may not be lost.
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 →