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Genesis 13:8

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.

KJV

Dixit ergo Abram ad Lot : Ne quæso sit jurgium inter me et te, et inter pastores meos et pastores tuos : fratres enim sumus.

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβρὰμ τῷ Λώτ Μὴ ἔστω μάχη ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ποιμένων σοῦ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ποιμένων μοῦ, ὅτι ἄνθρωποι ἀδελφοὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμέν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל ל֗וֹט אַל נָ֨א תְהִ֤י מְרִיבָה֙ בֵּינִ֣/י וּ/בֵינֶ֔י/ךָ וּ/בֵ֥ין רֹעַ֖/י וּ/בֵ֣ין רֹעֶ֑י/ךָ כִּֽי אֲנָשִׁ֥ים אַחִ֖ים אֲנָֽחְנוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
'nchnv
pronoun · 120×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַבְרָ֔ם
'brm
proper_noun · 61×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
ו
v
noun · 629×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ל֖וֹט
lvt
proper_noun · 33×
מְרִיבָ֑ה
mrybh
noun · 7×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
רֹעֵ֣י
r'y
verb · 11×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§500Against this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions brothers and sisters of Jesus.157 The Church has always understood these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact James and Joseph, "brothers of Jesus", are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls "the other Mary".158 They a…
1. See how immediately, from the very beginning, he casts down their pride, and dashes to the ground all their fond imagination, in that he speaks of himself as called. For what I have learned, says he, I discovered not myself, nor acquired by my own wisdom, but while I was persecuting and laying waste the Church I was called. Now here of Him that calls is everything: of him th…
2. Next, lest they should suppose that in envy to them he depresses the tongues, (for the more part had this gift,) to correct their suspicion he says, 1 Corinthians 14:5 I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that you should prophesy: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the Church may receive edifying. But …
Chapter 20.—Of the Parting of Lot and Abraham, Which They Agreed to Without Breach of Charity. On Abraham’s return out of Egypt to the place he had left, Lot, his brother’s son, departed from him into the land of Sodom, without breach of charity. For they had grown rich, and began to have many herdmen of cattle, and when these strove together, they avoided in this way the pugna…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 6:6 — But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
  • 1John 2:9 — He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
  • 1John 3:14 — We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
  • 1John 4:7 — Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
  • 1John 4:20 — If 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?
  • 1Pet 1:22 — Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
  • 1Pet 2:17 — Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
  • 1Pet 3:8 — Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
  • 1Pet 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
  • 1Thess 4:9 — But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
  • 2Pet 1:7 — And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
  • Acts 7:26 — And 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?
  • Eph 4:2 — With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
  • Exod 2:13 — And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
  • Exod 2:14 — And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
  • Gen 11:27 — Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
  • Gen 29:12 — And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
  • Gen 31:23 — And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
  • Gen 45:24 — So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
  • Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
  • Heb 13:1 — Let brotherly love continue.
  • Jas 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
  • Judg 9:26 — And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
  • Matt 5:9 — Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
  • Phil 2:14 — Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
  • Prov 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
  • Prov 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 20:3 — It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
  • Ps 133:1 — Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
  • Ps 133:1 — Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
  • Rom 12:10 — Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;