God & Savior

Genesis 13:8

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.
Genesis 13:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל־ל֗וֹט אַל־נָ֨א תְהִ֤י מְרִיבָה֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֔יךָ וּבֵ֥ין רֹעַ֖י וּבֵ֣ין רֹעֶ֑יךָ כִּֽי־אֲנָשִׁ֥ים אַחִ֖ים אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אַבְרָ֜ם'av.Ram“Abram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. ל֗וֹטLot“Lot”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לוֹט · “Lot” · Strong's H3876
  5. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  6. נָ֨אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  7. תְהִ֤יte.Hi“there be”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. מְרִיבָה֙me.ri.Vah“strife”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְרִיבָה · “provocation” · Strong's H4808
  9. בֵּינִ֣יbei.Ni“between me”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  10. וּבֵינֶ֔יךָu.vei.Nei.kha“and between you”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  11. וּבֵ֥יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  12. רֹעַ֖יro.'Ai“herdsmen my”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  13. וּבֵ֣יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  14. רֹעֶ֑יךָro.'Ei.kha“herdsmen your”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  15. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  16. אֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.Shim“[are] men”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  17. אַחִ֖ים'a.Chim“brothers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אָח · “male-relative” · Strong's H0251H
  18. אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nu“we”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֲנַ֫חְנוּ · “we” · Strong's H0587
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)