Genesis 13:9 KJV
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.
Thou and Ye
- thee, thyself, thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Strife between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. Abram gives Lot his choice of the countryRiches not only afford matter for strife, and are the things most commonly striven about; but they also stir up a spirit of contention, by making people...
Thompson Chains
- UnselfishnessStarts here · next Genesis 14:23 · 9 links
Parallel Passages
- Genesis 20:15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Genesis 20:15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
- Genesis 34:10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
- Psalms 120:7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
- Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
- 1 Corinthians 6:7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
- Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- James 3:13–18 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. …
- 1 Peter 3:8–12 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: …
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Topics
- Abraham Deferring to Lot, chooses Hebron
- Lot Separates from Abraham, and locates in Sodom
- Peace By Abraham
- Self-denial Abraham, when he offered to Lot (his junior) his preference of the land of Canaan
- Unselfishness Abraham
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1996–1821 BC · Abraham
Hebrew and Strong’s
- not the whole land הֲלֹא hălōʾ Negative · with question כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- before thee לְפָנֶיךָ lĕpānêkā פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
- separate thyself הִפָּרֶד hippāred פָּרַד Verb · niphal imperative, second person masculine singular
- I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand הַשְּׂמֹאל haśśĕmōʾl שְׂמֹאול Noun · masculine singular · with the
- then I will go to the right וְאֵימִנָה wĕʾêminâ יָמַן Verb · hiphil cohortative, first person common singular · with and
- or if thou depart to the right hand נָא nāʾ Exhortation מֵעָלָי mēʿālāy Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular אִם ʾim Conjunction וְאִם wĕʾim Conjunction הַיָּמִין hayyāmîn יָמִין Noun · feminine singular · with the
- then I will go to the left וְאַשְׂמְאִילָה wĕʾaśmĕʾîlâ שָׂמַאל Verb · hiphil cohortative, first person common singular · with and
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