New International Version And Abimelek said, “My land is before you; live wherever you like.” New Living Translation Then Abimelech said, “Look over my land and choose any place where you would like to live.” English Standard Version And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” Berean Standard Bible And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.” Berean Literal Bible And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell wherever is good in your eyes.” King James Bible And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. New King James Version And Abimelech said, “See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” New American Standard Bible Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please.” NASB 1995 Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please.” NASB 1977 And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please.” Legacy Standard Bible And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever it is good in your sight.” Amplified Bible So Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please.” Berean Annotated Bible And Abimelech (my father is king) said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please. Christian Standard Bible Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you want.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you want.” American Standard Version And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. Contemporary English Version and told Abraham he could settle anywhere in his country. English Revised Version And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation Abimelech said, "Look, here's my land. Live anywhere you like." Good News Translation He said to Abraham, "Here is my whole land; live anywhere you like." International Standard Version and said, "Look! My land is available to you, so settle wherever you please." NET Bible Then Abimelech said, "Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please." New Heart English Bible Abimelech said, "Look, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you." Webster's Bible Translation And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAnd Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.” World English Bible Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Abimelech says, “Behold, my land [is] before you, where it is good in your eyes, dwell”; Berean Literal Bible And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell wherever is good in your eyes.” Young's Literal Translation and Abimelech saith, 'Lo, my land is before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;' Smith's Literal Translation And Abimelech will say, Behold, my land before thy face: dwell in the good in thine eyes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, “The land is in your sight. Dwell wherever it will please you.” New American Bible Then Abimelech said, “Here, my land is at your disposal; settle wherever you please.” New Revised Standard Version Abimelech said, “My land is before you; settle where it pleases you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Abimeleck said to Abraham, Behold, my land is before you; dwell wherever you please. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Abimelek said to Abraham, “Behold, shepherd before you; dwell wherever it is excellent in your eyes.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abimelech said to Abraam, Behold, my land is before thee, dwell wheresoever it may please thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech…14So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him. 15And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.” 16And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”… Cross References And Abimelech said, Genesis 21:26 Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.” Genesis 26:16 Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.” Genesis 21:23 Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.” “Look, my land is before you. Genesis 34:10 You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.” Deuteronomy 1:8 See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.” Genesis 13:9 Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.” Settle wherever you please.” 2 Kings 8:1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” Genesis 13:11 So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company. Genesis 47:6 the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.” Genesis 12:10-20 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. / As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman, / and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. … Genesis 26:1-11 Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar. / The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you. / Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. … Genesis 13:14-17 After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west, / for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. / I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. … Genesis 21:22-34 At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do. / Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.” / And Abraham replied, “I swear it.” … Genesis 23:3-20 Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, / “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.” / The Hittites replied to Abraham, … Genesis 24:35 “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys. Genesis 26:12-14 Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him, / and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy. / He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. Treasury of Scripture And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you: dwell where it pleases you. my land. 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. where it pleaseth thee. Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Dwell Eyes Good Live Please Pleases Pleaseth Seems Settle Whatever WhereverJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Dwell Eyes Good Live Please Pleases Pleaseth Seems Settle Whatever WhereverGenesis 20 1. Abraham sojourns at Gerar.2. Denies his wife, who is taken by Abimelech. 3. Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream. 9. He rebukes Abraham. 14. Restores Sarah; 16. and reproves her. 17. Abimelech and his family are healed at Abraham's prayer. And Abimelech said, Having learned that Sarah was Abraham’s wife and that the Lord had restrained his household, Abimelech sought peace with Abraham. As king of Gerar in the Negev, he recognized that Abraham lived under God’s protection. Gen 21:26 I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me,… “Look, my land is before you. Rather than drive Abraham away, Abimelech made the resources of his territory available to him, showing goodwill after the matter concerning Sarah. Gen 34:10 You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you.… Settle wherever you please.” Abraham was free to live in Gerar without fear or restriction. Though still a sojourner, he remained under God’s care as he awaited the land promised to his descendants. 2Ki 8:1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son… Persons / Places / Events 1. AbimelechThe king of Gerar, who took Sarah into his household, believing her to be Abraham's sister. After God intervened, he returned Sarah to Abraham and offered them land to settle. 2. Abraham The patriarch who journeyed to Gerar and, out of fear, misrepresented Sarah as his sister. Despite his deception, God protected him and his family. 3. Sarah Abraham's wife, who was taken by Abimelech but later returned unharmed after God warned Abimelech in a dream. 4. Gerar A Philistine city where Abraham and Sarah sojourned. It is significant as a place of testing and divine intervention. 5. God's Intervention God appeared to Abimelech in a dream, warning him of the consequences of taking Sarah, thus protecting the covenant promise through Abraham and Sarah. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and ProtectionDespite human failings, God's plans and purposes prevail. He protects His covenant people and fulfills His promises. The Importance of Integrity Abraham's deception serves as a reminder of the importance of truthfulness and trust in God's protection rather than relying on human schemes. God's Grace in Human Weakness God’s intervention in Abimelech’s dream shows His grace and mercy, even when His people make mistakes. He works through imperfect people to accomplish His will. Hospitality and Generosity Abimelech’s offer to Abraham to settle in his land reflects a spirit of generosity and hospitality, which believers are encouraged to emulate. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Genesis 20:15?2. How does Genesis 20:15 demonstrate God's provision through Abimelech's offer to Abraham? 3. What can we learn about God's protection from Genesis 20:15? 4. How does Genesis 20:15 connect to God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 12? 5. How can we trust God's provision in challenging situations like Abraham in Genesis 20? 6. What practical steps can we take to recognize God's blessings in our lives? 7. How does Genesis 20:15 reflect God's protection over Abraham despite his deception? 8. Why did Abimelech offer land to Abraham after discovering his deceit in Genesis 20:15? 9. What does Genesis 20:15 reveal about God's covenant with Abraham? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 20? Verse 15. - And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. Literally, in the good in thine eyes; the generous Philistine offering him a settlement within his borders, whereas the Egyptian monarch hastened his departure from the country (Genesis 12:20). Genesis 20:15 shows God turning a potentially disastrous situation into an occasion of blessing. Abimelech, once fearful of judgment, now honors Abraham by opening his land and granting settlement rights. The verse illustrates God’s protective hand, His ability to sway rulers, and His faithfulness to advance His covenant promises through unexpected avenues. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Look, הִנֵּ֥ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! my land אַרְצִ֖י (’ar·ṣî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 776: Earth, land is before you. לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face Settle wherever you please.” שֵֽׁב׃ (šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry Additonal Resources Genesis 20:15 Blue Letter BibleGenesis 20:15 Bible Gateway Genesis 20:15 Bible.com Genesis 20:15 NIV |
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