So Abramsaidto Lot,"Pleaselet there be nostrifebetweenyou and me, nor betweenmy herdsmenand your herdsmen,for we are brothers.
"Is not the wholelandbeforeyou? Pleaseseparatefrom me; if[to] the left,then I will goto the right;or if[to] the right,then I will goto the left."
When Abramheardthat his relativehad been takencaptive,he ledout his trainedmen,bornin his house,threehundredand eighteen,and wentin pursuitas faras Dan.
So he senthis brothersaway,and as they departed,he saidto them, "Do not quarrelon the journey."
you shall say,'Your servantshave beenkeepersof livestockfrom our youtheven untilnow,bothwe and our fathers,'that you may livein the landof Goshen;for everyshepherdis loathsometo the Egyptians."
Behold,howgoodand howpleasantit is For brothersto dwelltogetherin unity!
He wentout the nextday,and behold,twoHebrewswere fightingwith each other; and he saidto the offender,"Whyare you strikingyour companion?"
A gentleanswerturnsawaywrath,But a harshwordstirsup anger.
A hot-temperedmanstirsup strife,But the slowto angercalmsa dispute.
Keepingawayfrom strifeis an honorfor a man,But anyfoolwill quarrel.
"Blessedare the peacemakers,for they shall be calledsonsof God.
"On the followingdayhe appearedto them as they were fighting together,and he tried to reconcilethem in peace,saying,'Men,you are brethren,whydo you injureone another?'
[Be] devotedto oneanotherin brotherly love;give preferenceto one anotherin honor;
Doall thingswithoutgrumblingordisputing;
Nowas to the love of the brethren,you havenoneedfor [anyone] to writeto you, for you yourselvesare taught by Godto loveone another;
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
Let love of the brethrencontinue.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
Honorall people,lovethe brotherhood,fearGod,honorthe king.
To sumup, allof you be harmonious,sympathetic,brotherly,kindhearted,and humble in spirit;
Aboveall,keepferventin your lovefor one another,becauselovecoversa multitudeof sins.
and in [your] godliness,brotherlykindness, and in [your] brotherly kindness,love.
Beloved,let us loveone another,for loveis from God;and everyonewho lovesis bornof Godand knowsGod.
Now Gaalthe sonof Ebedcamewith his relatives,and crossedoverinto Shechem;and the menof Shechemputtheir trustin him.