Study it in the app“And to Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; look, it is for you a covering for the eyes for all who are with you; and before everyone you are vindicated.””
And to Sarahוּלְשָׂרָהhe said,אָמַר“Look,הִנֵּהI have givenנָתַתִּיyour brotherלְאָחִיךְa thousandאֶלֶףpieces of silver;כֶּסֶףlook,הִנֵּהitהוּאis for youלָךְa coveringכְּסוּתfor the eyesעֵינַיִםfor allלְכֹלwhoאֲשֶׁרare with you;אִתָּךְand beforeוְאֵתeveryoneכֹּלyou are vindicated.”וְנֹכָחַת
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appearsmoney
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appearsveil
"a covering for the eyes": a payment that protects someone's honour.
Where else “kesut” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appearsbe vindicated
For someone to be proven right, or to be the one chosen and marked out.
Where else “nochachat” appears15And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you; live wherever it is good in your eyes.”
16 · This verse (above)
17Then Abraham prayed to Elohim, and Elohim healed Abimelech, his wife, and his slave women, so that they bore children.
1. What it says
What did Abraham say about Sarah in front of Abimelech, and how did Elohim step in (vv. 2-3)?
2. What it means
What does Elohim say about Abimelech’s integrity of heart, and how does he deal with him (vv. 5-6)?
3. How I live it
How can you be honest today, even when fear tempts you to hide the truth?
