Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

Genesis 13:8

So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.

KJV

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

⋯

Commentary

3 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamAbramH87 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
ל֗וֹטLotLotH3876 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
נָ֨אna'pleaseH4994 →
תְהִ֤יte.Hithere beH1961 →
מְרִיבָה֙me.ri.VahstrifeH4808 →
בֵּינִ֣יbei.Nibetween meH996 →
וּבֵינֶ֔יךָu.vei.Nei.khaand between youH996 →
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
רֹעַ֖יro.'Aiherdsmen myH7462 →
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
רֹעֶ֑יךָro.'Ei.khaherdsmen yourH7462 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.Shim[are] menH582 →
אַחִ֖ים'a.ChimbrothersH251 →
אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuweH587 →

The walk

Related verses

18 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Corinthians 6:6–7Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!Acts 7:26The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’Genesis 29:12He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!1 Peter 4:8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.2 Peter 1:7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.Genesis 45:24Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”1 John 2:9–11If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.Proverbs 20:3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.Ephesians 4:2–3with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.Genesis 11:27–31This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.1 John 3:14–19We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.1 John 4:20–21If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.Exodus 2:14But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”James 3:17–18But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

About Genesis

The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Genesis: the study guide →Read chapter 13 →The featured study →
Continue: Genesis 13 →