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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)
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 1
אַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 3
ל֗וֹטLotLot
Lemma: לוֹט (lot) · Strong's: H3876
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Lot
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3876; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 4
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 5
נָ֨אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 6
תְהִ֤יte.Hithere be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 7
מְרִיבָה֙me.ri.Vahstrife
Lemma: מְרִיבָה (me.ri.vah) · Strong's: H4808
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: provocation
Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4808; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 8
בֵּינִ֣יbei.Nibetween me
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 9
וּבֵינֶ֔יךָu.vei.Nei.khaand between you
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 10
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 11
רֹעַ֖יro.'Aiherdsmen my
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 12
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 13
רֹעֶ֑יךָro.'Ei.khaherdsmen your
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 14
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 15
אֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.Shim[are] men
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 16
אַחִ֖ים'a.Chimbrothers
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48, Genesis 25:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 17
אֲנָֽחְנוּ\׃'a.Na.che.nuwe
Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)
Meaning: we
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13, Genesis 42:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Genesis 13:8 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Lot | → | לוֹט H3876 Lot |
| Please | → | נָא H4994 please |
| let there be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| no | → | אַל H0408 not |
| contention | → | מְרִיבָה H4808 provocation |
| between you and me | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| or between | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| your herdsmen | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and my herdsmen | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| After all | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| . . . | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| we | → | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we |
| are kinsmen | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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