New: Plus articles on faith, family and the Bible. Read them →

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.”

Genesis 13:8

Save as image

Study note

Abram and his nephew Lot had grown so wealthy in livestock that the land could no longer support both households, and their herdsmen began to quarrel. Abram was the elder and the one to whom God had made the promise, so he had every right to choose first.

Open Study notes above for the full note.

Compare translations

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

—

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Abram dijo á Lot: No haya ahora altercado entre mí y ti, entre mis pastores y los tuyos, porque somos hermanos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

—

Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que un día Abram le dijo a Lot: «Recuerda que tú y yo somos parientes, de modo que no es bueno que haya peleas entre nosotros, ni entre tus pastores y los míos.

Be the first to discuss this verse in Yeshva.

Share your thoughts on this verse with the Yeshva community.

Discuss in Yeshva