Matthew Poole and continuators on Genesis 20:16

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 h: thus she was reproved .

A sharp rebuke and irony, q. d. He whom thou didst miscal thy Brother.

To wit, shekels, which is commonly understood, when a summe of Silver or Gold is indefinitely mentioned, as Numb. 7. 13. 85. 2 Sam. 18. 12. 2 King. 6. 25.

(i. e) A protection to thee from the wanton eyes and attempts of others, whilst they know thee to be the wife of another man, and he such an one whom they reverence and fear, and therefore thou didst take a very wrong course to disown him, whereby thou didst expose thy self to great danger. Or, This is to thee, &c. i. e. This I give to thee to buy thee a veil wherewith thou mayst cover thy face, as it is fit and usual for married persons to do. Compare Gen. 24. 65. 1 Cor. 11. 3, 6, 7, 10.

Unto all that here live with thee or near thee: And with all men whomsoever.

Or, admonished, to be more circumspect for the future: Or, and be thou admonished: For they may be the words of Abimelech.