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RBT Translation:

And Raised-Father is saying toward Lot, `Do not, now, become a wrestling-place493 between me and between you, and between those-who-see of mine and those-who-see of yours, for mortal-men, brothers are ourselves.

LITV Translation:
And Abram said to Lot, Please let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are men, brothers.
ESV Translation:
Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be a strife between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren.

Footnotes

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Strong’s #4808, meribah. Wrestling, grapple place. Meribah becomes a location or place symbolizing wrestling among the builders of Israel (Ex. 17:7, Num. 20:13,24, 27:14, Deut. 33:8, Ps. 81:7).