Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Genesis 13:7

Genesis 13:7

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

a. NLT: So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.)

b. NIV: And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.

c. YLT: and there is a strife between those feeding Abram's cattle and those feeding Lot's cattle; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite are then dwelling in the land.

d. Amplified Bible: And there was strife and quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite were living in the land at that same time [making grazing of the livestock difficult].

e. Septuagint: And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdmen of Lot's cattle, and the Chananites and the Pherezites then inhabited the land.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: And there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock—and the Canaanite and the Perizzite were then dwelling in the land.

1. “And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle…”

a. And there was a strife [7379 * riyb] [Strong: from 7378; a contest (personal or legal):--+ adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.]

b. between the herdmen [7462 *  ra`ah] a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend):--X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.]

c. Abram [87 * 'Abram] [Strong: contracted from 48; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham:--Abram.]

d. cattle [4735 * miqneh] [Strong: from 7069; something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition:--cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.]

e. and the herdmen [7462 * ra`ah raw-aw' a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend):--X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.]

f. Lot’s [3876 * Lowt] the same as 3876; Lot, Abraham's nephew:--Lot.]

g. cattle [4735 * miqneh] [Strong: from 7069; something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition:--cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.]

2. “…and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”

a. the Canaanite [3669 * Kna`aniy] [Strong: patrial from 3667; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans):--Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.]

b. the Perizzite [6522 * Prizziy] [Strong: for 6521; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes:--Perizzite.]

c. dwelled [3427 * yashab yaw-shab' a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:--(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.]

d. in the land [776 * 'erets] [Strong: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.]

1). This may only be a sidenote to inform us that these ethnic groups werealready in the land.


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