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Ge 13:7 Strong Concordance And there was a strife [07379] between the herdmen [07462] of Abram's [087] cattle [04735] and the herdmen [07462] of Lot's [03876] cattle [04735]: and the Canaanite [03669] and the Perizzite [06522] dwelled [03427] then in the land [0776].
  King James 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.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
And there was a strife--Abraham's character appears here in a most amiable light. Having a strong sense of religion, he was afraid of doing anything that might tend to injure its character or bring discredit on its name, and he rightly judged that such unhappy effects would be produced if two persons whom nature and grace had so closely connected should come to a rupture [Gen 13:8]. Waiving his right to dictate, he gave the freedom of choice to Lot. The conduct of Abraham was not only disinterested and peaceable, but generous and condescending in an extraordinary degree, exemplifying the Scripture precepts (Mat 6:32; Rom 12:10-11; Phi 2:4).
 
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4 Look [4648] not [3361] every man [1538] on his own things [1438], but [235] every man [1538] also [2532] on the things [3588] of others [2087].
10 Be kindly affectioned [5387] one to another [1519] [240] with brotherly love [5360]; in honour [5092] preferring [4285] one another [240];
11 Not [3361] slothful [3636] in business [4710]; fervent [2204] in spirit [4151]; serving [1398] the Lord [2962];
32 (For [1063] after [1934] all [3956] these things [5023] do the Gentiles [1484] seek [1934] for [1063] your [5216] heavenly [3770] Father [3962] knoweth [1492] that [3754] ye have need [5535] of all [537] these things [5130].
8 And Abram [087] said [0559] unto Lot [03876], Let there be [01961] no [0408] strife [04808], I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen [07462] and thy herdmen [07462]; for we [0582] be brethren [0251].
6 And Abram [087] passed through [05674] the land [0776] unto the place [04725] of Sichem [07927], unto the plain [0436] of Moreh [04176]. And the Canaanite [03669] was then [0227] in the land [0776].