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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַבְרָם'avramAbramH87אֶל־'el-toH413לוֹטlotLotH3876אַל־'al-may notH408נָאna'pleaseH4994תְהִיtehithere beH1961מְרִיבָהmerivahstrifeH4808בֵּינִיbeinibetween meH996וּבֵינֶיךָuveineikhaand between youH996וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996רֹעַיro'aiherdsmen myH7462וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996רֹעֶיךָro'eikhaherdsmen yourH7462כִּי־ki-forH3588אֲנָשִׁים'anashim[are] menH582אַחִים'achimbrothersH251אֲנָחְנוּ׃'anachenuweH587
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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