Genesis 20:16
And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver, those shall be to thee for the price of thy countenance, and to all the women with thee, and speak the truth in all things.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
15And Abimelech said to Abraham, Behold, my land is before thee, dwell wheresoever it may please thee.
Cross References
Genesis 20:5Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.
Genesis 26:11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: 1 Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 1
Proverbs 25:12In an earring of gold a precious sardius is also set; 1 So is a wise word to an obedient ear. 1
Jonah 1:6And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, Why snorest thou? arise, and call upon thy God, that God may save us, and we perish not.
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 →