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Genesis 20:16 KJV
Genesis · chapter 20 · verse 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.Genesis 20:16 · King James Version
Genesis 20:16 in context
14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
16And 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.
17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- coveringkᵉçûwtha coverH3682 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- silverkeçephsilverH3701 →
- SarahSârâhSarah, Abraham's wifeH8283 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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Here is, I. The kindness of a prince which Abimelech showed to Abraham. See how unjust Abraham's jealousies were. He fancied that if they knew that Sarah was his wife they would kill him;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-18