 Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. 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;...  Sermons on Important Subjects - Page 241by James M'Chord - 1822 - 357 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1820 - 408 pages
...of the factious, ••*claiming to those of the other party, in the words of the Patriarch, — " Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between tliy hrrdsmen and my herdsmen, for we be brethren." — No pacific overture could possibly obtain audience... | |
 | Levy Alexander, David Levi - 1821 - 316 pages
...and the herdmen of Lot's cattle : and the Canaanite, and the Perezite, dwelled then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I...between my herdmen and thy herdmen : for we be brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before thee ? separate thyself, I pray thee from me : if thou wilt take the... | |
 | 1850 - 704 pages
...relinquishes his rights as father and chief, and directs the young man to make his choice of the land. "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and...thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen, for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee 1 If thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to... | |
 | E. J. Burrow - 1822 - 606 pages
...brother's name was Tubal : he was the father of all such as handle the harp and the organ. Gen. xiii. 8. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen ; for we be brethren. 2 Kings v. 13. And his servants came near, aud spake... | |
 | 1822 - 696 pages
...immensity of the wilderness which would lie before him, that he might exclaim in the language of Abram to Lot : ' Let there be no strife I pray thee between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before us ? Separate thyself I... | |
 | Roger O'Connor - 1822 - 498 pages
...together, and a contendon having arisen between their herdsmen for pasturage, we hear of Abram saying to Lot, " Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, for we be brethren, is not the whole land before thee ? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me, if... | |
 | 1878 - 1002 pages
...its saddest tone. ' That's bad enough ; isn't it, friends ? But that isn't all. Listen to this here : And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thet, between me and tliee. — Ah ! that's the most dreadful thing about it : ME and thee. The words... | |
 | 1823 - 594 pages
...their children, instead of correcting their quarrelsome temper 1 How much better was Abram's conduct. " Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen. To act otherwise, not only teaches your children to set far too great a value on the passing circumstances... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 384 pages
...fury of the factious, exclaiming to those of the other party, in the words of the Patriarch, — " Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between thy herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we be brethren." — No pacific overture could possibly obtain audience.... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1824 - 630 pages
...allotted to y i> — ' him to tolerate a neighbour: his condition is precisely that of Abram, when he said unto Lot, " Let there be no strife, I pray thee,...not the whole land before thee ? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: IF THOU WILT TAKE THE LEFTHAND, THEN I WILL GO TO THE RIGHT; OR, IF THOU DEPART... | |
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