Genesis 13:8 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 13:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 13:8 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 13:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 13:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.”
Genesis 13:8 — World English Bible
Genesis 13:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 13:8 — American Standard Version
Genesis 13:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 <FI>are<Fi> men--brethren.”
Genesis 13:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 13:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren. ”
Genesis 13:8 — Darby Translation
Genesis 13:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then saide Abram vnto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, betweene thee and me, neither betweene mine heardmen and thine heardmen: for we be brethren.”
Genesis 13:8 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 13:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, because we are men—brothers.”
Genesis 13:8 — The Living Sword
Genesis 13:8 in Context — Genesis 13
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.
What Does Genesis 13:8 Mean?
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