Genesis 20:16 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹⁶ 6 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given this brother of yours a thousand pieces of silver; see, it is to compensate you [for all that has occurred] and to vindicate your honor before all who are with you; before all men you are cleared and compensated.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ To Sarah, he said, “I’ve given your brother one thousand pieces of silver. It means that neither you nor anyone with you has done anything wrong. Everything has been set right.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ 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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ 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.

Genesis 20:16 Cross References

Genesis 20:17

7 And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children:

Genesis 20:5

Did not he say to me : She is my sister: and she say, He is my brother? in the simplicity of my heart, and cleanness of my hands have I done this.

Genesis 24:65

5 And said to the servant: Who is that man who cometh towards us along the field? And he said to her: That man is my master. But she quickly took her cloak, and covered herself.

Genesis 26:11

1 He that shall touch this man's wife, shall surely be put to death.

Proverbs 12:1

A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.

Proverbs 25:12

9 To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,

Proverbs 27:5

2 The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.

Jonah 1:6

4 And they cried to the Lord, and said: We beseech thee, O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

Revelation 3:19

And in the sight of the throne was, as it were, a sea of glass like to crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind.