Genesis 20:16
And to Sarah he said, 'I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. This is to clear your name before everyone who is with you, and you are fully vindicated.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is for you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all others: thus she was reproved.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And unto Sarah{H8283} he said,{H559} Behold, I have given{H5414} thy brother{H251} a thousand{H505} pieces of silver:{H3701} behold, it is for thee a covering{H3682} of the eyes{H5869} to all that are with thee; and in respect of all thou art righted.{H3198}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And unto Sarah{H8283} he said{H559}{(H8804)}, Behold, I have given{H5414}{(H8804)} thy brother{H251} a thousand{H505} pieces of silver{H3701}: behold, he is to thee a covering{H3682} of the eyes{H5869}, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved{H3198}{(H8737)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And vnto Sara he sayde: Se I haue geuen thy brother a thousande peeces of syluer beholde he shall be a couerynge to thyne eyes vnto all that ar with the and vnto all men and an excuse.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And vnto Sara he sayde: Beholde, I haue geuen thy brother a thousande syluer pens: lo, he shalbe vnto the a couerynge of the eyes, for all that are with the, and euery where, and a sure excuse.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Likewise to Sarah he said, Beholde, I haue giuen thy brother a thousand pieces of siluer: behold, he is the vaile of thine eyes to all that are with thee, and to all others: and she was thus reproued.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
But vnto Sara he saide: See I haue geuen thy brother a thousand peeces of syluer: beholde, it is as a coueryng of thyne eyes vnto all that are with thee, and to all other: and thus she was reproued.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and to Sarah he hath said, `Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all.
World English Bible (2000)
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."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
To Sarah he said,“Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your‘brother.’ This is compensation for you so that you will stand vindicated before all who are with you.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 20:5 : 5 'Did he not say to me,
- Prov 27:5 : 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
- Gen 24:65 : 65 She said to the servant, 'Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?' The servant replied, 'He is my master.' So she took her veil and covered herself.
- Gen 26:11 : 11 So Abimelech gave orders to all the people: "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."
- 1 Chr 21:3-6 : 3 But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply His people a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of yours? Why does my lord require this? Why should it bring guilt upon Israel?" 4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab went out and traveled throughout all Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem. 5 Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword. 6 But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
- Prov 9:8-9 : 8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you. 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
- Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.
- Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.
- Jonah 1:6 : 6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing, sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will consider us, so that we will not perish."
- Rev 3:19 : 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
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13 And when God caused me to wander from my father’s household, I said to her, “This is the kindness you can show to me: Everywhere we go, say about me, ‘He is my brother.’”
14 Then Abimelech brought sheep, cattle, male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah, his wife, to him.
15 And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'
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14 Ephron answered Abraham,
15 “My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? Go and bury your dead.”
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5 Then Sarai said to Abram, "The wrong done to me is your fault. I gave my maidservant into your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, I am despised in her eyes. May the LORD judge between you and me."
6 Abram said to Sarai, "Your maidservant is in your hands; do with her whatever you think is best." Then Sarai mistreated Hagar, and she fled from her presence.
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53 Then he brought out gold and silver jewelry and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave costly gifts to her brother and her mother.
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36 Sarah, my master’s wife, bore him a son in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.
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9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, 'What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such a great sin upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.'
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15 Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.
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5 'Did he not say to me,
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16 He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
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17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could bear children again.
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19 "Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go."
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15 But Sarah denied it, saying, 'I did not laugh,' because she was afraid. But He replied, 'No, you did laugh.'
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25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
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9 They asked him, 'Where is your wife Sarah?' He replied, 'There, in the tent.'
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5 Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac.
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7 When the people of that place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "The men of this place might kill me because of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."
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66 Then the servant recounted to Isaac everything he had done.
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2 So Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the LORD has prevented me from having children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." And Abram listened to Sarai's voice.