Genesis 20 · Verse 15

Genesis 20:15

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
Genesis 20:15, King James Version

Genesis 20:15 in other translations

BSBAnd Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
WEBAbimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
ASVAnd Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
YLTand Abimelech saith, ‘Lo, my land is before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;'
DARBYAnd Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is good in thine eyes.
BBEAnd Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.
WebsterAnd Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

What does Genesis 20:15 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 20:14-18

We often trouble ourselves, and even are led into temptation and sin, by groundless suspicions; and find the fear of God where we expected it not. Agreements to deceive generally end in shame and sorrow; and restraints from sin, though by suffering, should be thankfully acknowledged. Though the Lord rebuke, yet he will pardon and deliver his people, and he will give them favour in the sight of those with whom they…

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Genesis 20:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!H2009
אַרְצִ֖י'ar.Tziland myH776
לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha[is] <to> before youH6440
בַּטּ֥וֹבba.Tovin the [place] goodH2896
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869
שֵֽׁב\׃ShevdwellH3427

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 20:15

  • Genesis 13:9

    Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

  • Genesis 34:10

    And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

  • Genesis 47:6

    The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my land.
13:9; 34:10; 47:6
where it pleaseth thee. Heb. as is good in thine eyes.

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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.

  • Genesis 20:15

    And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

  • Genesis 20:16

    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.

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Genesis 20:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo Abimelech: He aquí mi tierra está delante de ti, habita donde bien te pareciere.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et Abimélec dit: Voici, mon pays est devant toi; habite où il te plaira.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Abimelech sprach: Siehe, mein Land ist vor dir; wohne, wo es gut ist in deinen Augen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et ait: Terra coram vobis est, ubicumque tibi placuerit habita.