Genesis 20:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Genesis 20:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 20:16 WEB — 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.””
Genesis 20:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 20:16 ASV — 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. ”
Genesis 20:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 20:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Genesis 20:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 20:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand [pieces] of silver; behold, let that be to thee a covering of the eyes, in respect of all that are with thee, and with all; and she was reproved. ”
Genesis 20:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 20:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Genesis 20:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 20:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And to Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given a thousand of silver to your brother; behold, it is for you as a covering of the eyes to all that are with you— and with all you are set right."”
Genesis 20:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 20:16 in Context — Genesis 20
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 maidservants; and they bare children.
18 For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
What Does Genesis 20:16 Mean?
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