Genesis 20:16 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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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

And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

Genesis 20:5

Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.

Genesis 24:65

And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master: and she took her veil, and covered herself.

Genesis 26:11

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge: But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Proverbs 25:12

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Proverbs 27:5

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

Jonah 1:6

So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.