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Genesis 13:8

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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.

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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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 kinsmen.

WEB World English Bible

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.

ASV American Standard Version

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.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And Abram saith unto Lot, ‘Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we are men—brethren.

Surrounding context — Genesis 13

5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

8 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.

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.

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it [was] well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, [even] as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

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1 Corinthians 6:6-7But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.Acts 7:26And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?Psalm 133:1A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.Proverbs 20:3[It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.Romans 12:10[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;1 Peter 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.Ephesians 4:2-3With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;1 Peter 3:8Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:2 Peter 1:7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.Genesis 45:24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.1 John 3:14-19We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.1 John 2:9-11He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.1 John 4:20-21If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?Genesis 11:27-31Now these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.Philippians 2:14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.Hebrews 12:14Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: