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Genesis 20:16

World English Bible

To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”

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Genesis 20:16 in other translations

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and in respect of all thou art righted.

Genesis 20:16 · American Standard Version

Genesis 20:16 in context

  1. 14Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.
  2. 15Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
  3. 16To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”
  4. 17Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
  5. 18For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.