15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is [a]before thee, dwell where it pleaseth thee.

16 Likewise to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is the [b]veil of thine eyes to all that are with thee, and to all others: and she was [c]thus reproved.

17 ¶ Then Abraham prayed unto God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his women servants: and they bare children.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 20:15 Or, is at thy commandment.
  2. Genesis 20:16 Such an head, as with whom thou mayest be preserved from all dangers.
  3. Genesis 20:16 God caused this heathen King to reprove her because she dissembled, seeing that God had given her an husband as her veil and defense.

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