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This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> And he said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your ‘brother’ 1,000 pieces of silver in the presence of all these witnesses. This is to compensate you for any wrong I may have done to you. This will settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared.” <a href="/esv/genesis/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is a sign of your innocence in the eyes of all who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/20.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/20.htm">New King James Version</a> Then to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody.” Thus she was rebuked. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you, and before everyone you are cleared.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> To Sarah he said, &#8220Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is your vindication before all who are with you, and before all men you are cleared.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is your vindication before all who are with you, and before all men you are cleared.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother one thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is your vindication before all who are with you, and before all you are cleared.” <a href="/amp/genesis/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then to Sarah he said, “Look, I have given this brother of yours a thousand pieces of silver; it is to compensate you [for all that has happened] and to vindicate your honor before all who are with you; before all men you are cleared and compensated.” <a href="/csb/genesis/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And he said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your brother one thousand pieces of silver. It is a verification of your honor to all who are with you. You are fully vindicated.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And he said to Sarah, &#8220Look, I am giving your brother 1,000 pieces of silver. It is a verification of your honor to all who are with you. You are fully vindicated.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then he said to Sarah, "I have given your brother 1,000 pieces of silver as proof to everyone that you have done nothing wrong." <a href="/erv/genesis/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said to Sarah, "Don't forget, I've given your brother 25 pounds of silver. This is to silence any criticism against you from everyone with you. You're completely cleared." <a href="/gnt/genesis/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> He said to Sarah, "I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver as proof to all who are with you that you are innocent; everyone will know that you have done no wrong." <a href="/isv/genesis/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Abimelech also told Sarah, "Look! I am giving your brother 1,000 pieces of silver to vindicate you in the eyes of all who are with you. As a result, you will be completely vindicated." <a href="/msb/genesis/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And he said to Sarah, ?See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.? <a href="/net/genesis/20.htm">NET Bible</a> 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." <a href="/nheb/genesis/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> To Sarah he said, "Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Look, it is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you. In front of all you are vindicated." <a href="/wbt/genesis/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, to all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. <a href="/web/genesis/20.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and to Sarah he has said, “Behold, I have given one thousand pieces of silver to your brother; behold, it is to you a covering of eyes, to all who are with you”; and by all this she is reasoned with. <a href="/ylt/genesis/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/genesis/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to Sarah he said, Behold, I gave a thousand of silver to thy brother; behold, he is to thee for a garment of the eyes to all who are with thee, and with all: and she was set right.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And to Sara he said: Behold I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: this shall serve thee for a covering of thy eyes to all that are with thee, and whithersoever thou shalt go: and remember thou wast taken. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then to Sarah he said: “Behold, I have given your brother one thousand silver coins. This will be for you as a veil for your eyes, to all who are with you and wherever you will travel. And so, remember that you were taken.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/20.htm">New American Bible</a> To Sarah he said: “I hereby give your brother a thousand shekels of silver. This will preserve your honor before all who are with you and will exonerate you before everyone.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; it is your exoneration before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother; behold, it is given for you, because you have been humbled in the eyes of my people, and because of the other things for which I have reproved you. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And to Sara he said, “Behold, I have given one thousand silver pieces to your brother, and behold, that also has been given to you because you were concealed from the eyes of everyone that is with me, and about everything you proved me wrong.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 before all men thou art righted.' <a href="/sep/genesis/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And to Sarrha 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. <a href="/parallel/genesis/20-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4513" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/20.htm">Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech</a> …15And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.” 16<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">And he said</a> <a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: ū·lə·śā·rāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">to Sarah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“See,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I am giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: lə·’ā·ḥîḵ (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">your brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">a thousand pieces</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of silver.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū- (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">It is</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/3682.htm" title="3682: kə·sūṯ (N-fsc) -- A covering. From kacah; a cover; figuratively, a veiling.">vindication</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yim (N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵōl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">before all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">are with you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">you are completely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: wə·nō·ḵā·ḥaṯ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">cleared.”</a> 17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/12-18.htm">Genesis 12:18-20</a> So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? / Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!” / Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions. <a href="/genesis/26-10.htm">Genesis 26:10-11</a> “What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.” / So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.” <a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a> Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians. <a href="/numbers/22-32.htm">Numbers 22:32-33</a> The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me. / The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.” <a href="/deuteronomy/22-19.htm">Deuteronomy 22:19</a> They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives. <a href="/1_samuel/25-35.htm">1 Samuel 25:35</a> Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.” <a href="/2_samuel/12-6.htm">2 Samuel 12:6</a> Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.” <a href="/2_kings/12-16.htm">2 Kings 12:16</a> The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests. <a href="/job/42-9.htm">Job 42:9-10</a> So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer. / After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions. <a href="/proverbs/6-31.htm">Proverbs 6:31</a> Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house. <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a> Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a> So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15</a> If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a> But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.” <a href="/john/8-11.htm">John 8:11</a> “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all other: thus she was reproved.thy.<a href="/genesis/20-5.htm">Genesis 20:5</a> Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.<a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">Proverbs 27:5</a> Open rebuke is better than secret love.thousand.<a href="/genesis/23-15.htm">Genesis 23:15</a> My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.<a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Genesis 23:16</a> And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.behold.<a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Genesis 26:11</a> And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.a covering.<a href="/genesis/24-65.htm">Genesis 24:65</a> For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.thus.<a href="/1_chronicles/21-3.htm">1 Chronicles 21:3-6</a> And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? … <a href="/proverbs/9-8.htm">Proverbs 9:8,9</a> Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee… <a href="/proverbs/12-1.htm">Proverbs 12:1</a> Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/genesis/20-6.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/colossians/2-14.htm">Cleared</a> <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/genesis/20-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Front</a> <a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/genesis/15-17.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-19.htm">Reasoned</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Reproved</a> <a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Right</a> <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm">Vindicated</a> <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Vindication</a> <a href="/genesis/20-9.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/genesis/24-31.htm">Cleared</a> <a href="/genesis/37-26.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/genesis/24-65.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/genesis/21-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Front</a> <a href="/genesis/23-7.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/genesis/21-25.htm">Reasoned</a> <a href="/genesis/21-25.htm">Reproved</a> <a href="/genesis/41-40.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/genesis/24-48.htm">Right</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/genesis/23-15.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/genesis/23-15.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/genesis/45-22.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/genesis/30-6.htm">Vindicated</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Vindication</a> <a href="/genesis/21-11.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 20</div>1. <a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Abraham sojourns at Gerar.</a> 2. <a href="/genesis/20-2.htm">Denies his wife, who is taken by Abimelech.</a> 3. <a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream.</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/20-9.htm">He rebukes Abraham.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Restores Sarah;</a> 16. <a href="/genesis/20-16.htm">and reproves her.</a> 17. <a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">Abimelech and his family are healed at Abraham's prayer.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And he said to Sarah, This phrase highlights Abimelech, the king of Gerar, addressing Sarah directly. It underscores the importance of Sarah in the narrative and the respect given to her by a foreign king. This interaction follows a divine warning to Abimelech in a dream, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation and the need for restitution.“See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Abimelech refers to Abraham as Sarah's "brother," reflecting the earlier deception where Abraham and Sarah claimed to be siblings. The "thousand pieces of silver" is a significant sum, indicating the king's desire to make amends and restore honor. In ancient Near Eastern culture, such a gift would serve as a public declaration of innocence and a means to restore social standing.It is your vindication before all who are with you; The term "vindication" suggests a legal or formal clearing of any wrongdoing. This public act serves to protect Sarah's reputation among her household and the wider community. It also reflects the biblical principle of restitution and the importance of maintaining one's honor and integrity.you are completely cleared.” This final assurance from Abimelech confirms that Sarah is exonerated from any suspicion of wrongdoing. It highlights the theme of divine protection and intervention, as God had previously warned Abimelech in a dream. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate vindication and redemption found in Christ, who clears believers of guilt and restores them to righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> - The patriarch who, out of fear, misrepresented Sarah as his sister rather than his wife. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a> - Abraham's wife, who was taken by Abimelech due to Abraham's deception. 3. <a href="/topical/a/abimelech.htm">Abimelech</a> - The king of Gerar who took Sarah into his household, believing she was Abraham's sister. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gerar.htm">Gerar</a> - The region where Abimelech ruled and where the events of this chapter took place. 5. <a href="/topical/a/a_thousand_pieces_of_silver.htm">A Thousand Pieces of Silver</a> - The compensation given by Abimelech to Sarah as a sign of her vindication and purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truthfulness.htm">The Importance of Truthfulness</a> Abraham's deception led to unnecessary complications. As believers, we are called to live truthfully, trusting God to protect and provide for us. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_protection.htm">God's Sovereign Protection</a> Despite Abraham's failure, God intervened to protect Sarah. This demonstrates God's faithfulness and sovereignty, even when we falter. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_vindication.htm">Restoration and Vindication</a> Abimelech's gift to Sarah served as a public vindication. God can restore and vindicate us, even when we face unjust situations. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_fear.htm">The Consequences of Fear</a> Abraham's actions were driven by fear. We must learn to trust God rather than succumb to fear, which can lead us away from His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance_and_restitution.htm">The Role of Repentance and Restitution</a> Abimelech's actions show the importance of making amends when wrongs have been committed, a principle that applies to our relationships today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 20</a> <a href="/q/why_believe_in_jesus.htm">What became of Ishmael?</a> <a href="/q/is_abraham's_deal_with_ephron_proven.htm">Is there any record outside the Bible proving Abraham's transaction with Ephron the Hittite mentioned in Genesis 23?</a> <a href="/q/why_penalize_abimelech,_not_deceiver.htm">Why would an omniscient God penalize Abimelech and his household in Genesis 20:18 when Abraham was the one who deceived him?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_cave_of_machpelah_important.htm">What is the significance of the Cave of Machpelah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) A thousand pieces of silver.--Heb., a thousand of silver. This was the total value of Abimelech's present, and not an additional gift. A thousand shekels would be about 125, a large sum at a time when silver was scarce and dear.He is to thee a covering of the eyes.--This speech of Abimelech is full of difficulty. It begins with a touch of irony in calling Abraham "thy brother." Next, if the pronoun is translated in the masculine, he, the meaning would be that Abraham ought to have been Sarah's protector, but had failed in this duty; but, more probably, it is neuter, and refers to the gift. The "covering of the eyes" may mean a veil to protect her from the wanton desires of others, or to conceal her shame at the wrong done to her. Finally, the verb rendered "reproved" is equivocal, and should rather be translated righted. It may also be the third person singular feminine, as in our version, or the second person, in which case it is part of Abimelech's speech. The clause "and with all" must then be taken with this verb, and the whole be rendered, and in everything thou art even righted. The correct rendering probably is, "And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother (a gift worth) a thousand (pieces) of silver: behold, it shall be to thee for a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee (that is,--so large a compensation for the wrong done thee in taking thee from thy husband, will be a proof to all thy friends and attendants that thou hast not been disgraced, but treated with honour); and in respect of all that has happened thou art thus righted."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy Brother a thousand pieces of silver. Literally, a thousand of silver, the exact weight of each piece being uncertain. If sacred shekels (Gesenius, Keil, Kalisch) their value would be over £130, if shekels ordinary somewhat less. Behold, he - i.e. thy brother; or it, i.e. the present (LXX., Vulgate, Targums, Syriac) - is to thee a covering of the eyes. כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם (from a root signifying to cover over) has been understood as (1) a propitiatory gift - τιμὴ (LXX.), or (2) a veil for the protection of the face; and, according as the subject of the sentence has been regarded as Abraham or the sum of money, the sense of the clause has been given as either . . . <a href="/commentaries/genesis/20-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And he said אָמַ֗ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to Sarah, וּלְשָׂרָ֣ה (ū·lə·śā·rāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham “See, הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! I am giving נָתַ֜תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set your brother לְאָחִ֔יךְ (lə·’ā·ḥîḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) a thousand [pieces] אֶ֤לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> A thousand of silver. כֶּ֙סֶף֙ (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money It [is] הוּא־ (hū-) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are your לָךְ֙ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> vindication כְּס֣וּת (kə·sūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3682.htm">Strong's 3682: </a> A cover, a veiling before all לְכֹ֖ל (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that are with you; אִתָּ֑ךְ (’it·tāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among you are completely כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every cleared.” וְנֹכָֽחַת׃ (wə·nō·ḵā·ḥaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/20-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 20:16 To Sarah he said Behold I have (Gen. 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