Genesis 20:16
And unto Sarah he said, Hinei, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of kesef; hinei, it is to thee a kesut einayim (covering of the eyes, exoneration), unto all that are with thee, and with all other; thus she was vindicated.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15And Avimelech said, Hinei, my land is before thee; dwell where it pleaseth thee.
Cross References
Genesis 20:5Said he not unto me, She is my achot? and she, even she herself said, He is achi: in the tohm (integrity, guilelessness) of my lev and with clean hands of my innocency have I done this.
Genesis 26:11And Avimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his isha shall surely be put to death.
Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a letz, lest he hate thee; 1 rebuke a chacham, and he will love thee. 1
Proverbs 25:12As a nezem (earring) of zahav, and an ornament of fine gold, 1 so is a mochi'ach chacham (a wise reprover) upon an obedient ozen. 1
Jonah 1:6So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call upon Eloheicha, if so be that HaElohim will think upon us, that 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 →