Genesis

Genesis 13:8–9

⁸So 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. ⁹Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”

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Genesis 13:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Abram	אַבְרָ֜ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Lot	ל֗וֹט	lō·wṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot
Please	נָ֨א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let there be	תְהִ֤י	ṯə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
no	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
contention	מְרִיבָה֙	mə·rî·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4808 strife, contention
between you and me	בֵּינִ֣י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
or between	וּבֵינֶ֔יךָ	ū·ḇê·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular	H996 interval, space between
your herdsmen	רֹעַ֖י	rō·‘ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
and my herdsmen	רֹעֶ֑יךָ	rō·‘e·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
After all	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we	אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃	’ă·nā·ḥə·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are kinsmen	אַחִ֖ים	’a·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H251 brother

Genesis 13:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is not	הֲלֹ֤א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the whole	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
before you	לְפָנֶ֔יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
Now	נָ֖א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
separate yourself	הִפָּ֥רֶד	hip·pā·reḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6504 divide
from me	מֵעָלָ֑י	mê·‘ā·lāy	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H5921 height
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you go to the left	הַשְּׂמֹ֣אל	haś·śə·mōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8040 the left
I will go to the right	וְאֵימִ֔נָה	wə·’ê·mi·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3231 go to or choose the right, use the right hand
if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you go to the right	הַיָּמִ֖ין	hay·yā·mîn	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
I will go to the left	וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃	wə·’aś·mə·’î·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H8041 take the left

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Genesis 13:8 1 Corinthians 6:6–7 · Acts 7:26 · Psalm 133:1 · Genesis 45:24 · Proverbs 15:1 · Genesis 11:27–31 · 1 John 2:9–11 · 1 Peter 3:8 · Proverbs 20:3 · Ephesians 4:2–3 · 1 John 4:20–21 · 2 Peter 1:7

Genesis 13:9 Genesis 34:10 · Genesis 20:15 · Hebrews 12:14 · 1 Peter 3:8–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.