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Genesis 20:14 - Exposition

And Abimelech —as Pharaoh did ( Genesis 12:18 ), but with a different motive—to ok sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and women-servants . The LXX . and Samaritan insert "a thousand didrachmas" after "took," in order to include Sarah's present, mentioned in Genesis 20:16 ; but the two donations are separated in order to distinguish them as Abraham's gift and Sarah's respectively (Rosenmüller, Delitzsch), or the sum of money may indicate the value of the sheep and oxen, &c.; which Abraham received (Keil, Knobel, Lange, 'Speaker's Commentary'). And gave them unto Abraham. To propitiate his favor for the wrong he had suffered. Pharaoh's gifts were "for the sake of Sarah" ( Genesis 12:16 ). And restored him Sarah his wife.

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