Genesis 13:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁷ Thus strife arose between the herders of Abram’s livestock and the herders of Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land [making fodder more difficult to obtain].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

Common English Bible

⁷ Conflicts broke out between those herding Abram’s livestock and those herding Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And then there also arose a conflict between the shepherds of Abram and of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived in that land.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ Whereupon also there arose a strife between the herdsmen of Abram and of Lot. And at that time the Chanaanite and the Pherezite dwelled in that country.

Genesis 13:7 Cross References

Genesis 10:19

And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.

Genesis 12:6

Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.

Genesis 21:25

When Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized,

Genesis 26:20

the herders of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herders, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Genesis 34:30

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites; my numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”

Genesis 46:34

you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our ancestors,’ in order that you may settle in the land of Goshen, because all shepherds are abhorrent to the Egyptians.”

Nehemiah 5:9

So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?

Exodus 2:17

But some shepherds came and drove them away. Moses got up and came to their defense and watered their flock.

Proverbs 20:3

It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Mark 3:25

And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still fleshly. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not fleshly and behaving according to human inclinations?

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions,

Colossians 4:5

Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.

1 Thessalonians 4:12

so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and be dependent on no one.

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.

James 3:16

For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.

James 4:1

Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?

1 Peter 2:12

Conduct yourselves honorably among the gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.