Genesis 13

1¶ Thus Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had and Lot with him into the Negev.

2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

3And he retraced his journeys from the side of the Negev even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai,

4unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.

5¶ And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents.

6And the land was not able to bear them that they might dwell together, for their substance was so great that they could not dwell together.

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

8Then Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee and between my pastors and thine, for we are brethren.

9 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; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

10¶ And Lot lifted up his eyes and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as a garden of the Lord like the land of Egypt as thou comest unto Zoar.

11Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed east; and they separated themselves the one from the other.

12Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tents toward Sodom.

13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

14¶ And the Lord said unto Abram, after Lot separated himself from him, Lift up now thine eyes and look from the place where thou art towards the Aquilon {the land of the north wind} and to the Negev {the south desert} and to the east and to the west;

15for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it and to thy seed for ever.

16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if someone could number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

17Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I must give it unto thee.

18Then Abram removed his tent and came and dwelt among the terebinth {or mighty} trees of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.

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Berĕshith (Genesis) 13

1And Aḇram went up from Mitsrayim into the South, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him.

2And Aḇram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

3And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bĕyth Ěl, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bĕyth Ěl and Ai,

4to the place of the slaughter-place which he had made there at first. And there Aḇram called on the Name of יהוה.

5Now Lot, who went with Aḇram, also had flocks and herds and tents.

6And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were great, so that they could not dwell together.

7And there was strife between the herdsmen of Aḇram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. And at that time the Kena‛anites and the Perizzites dwelt in the land.

8Then Aḇram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.

9“Is not all the land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I go to the left.”

10And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of the Yardĕn, that it was well watered everywhere – before יהוה destroyed Seḏom and Amorah – like the garden of יהוה, like the land of Mitsrayim as you go toward Tso‛ar.

11So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Yardĕn, and Lot moved east. Thus they separated from each other,

12Aḇram dwelling in the land of Kena‛an, and Lot dwelling in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent as far as Seḏom.

13But the men of Seḏom were evil and sinned before יהוה, exceedingly so.

14And after Lot had separated from him, יהוה said to Aḇram, “Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,

15for all the land which you see I shall give to you and your seed forever.

16“And I shall make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that, if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your seed also could be counted.

17“Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”

18So Aḇram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ, which are in Ḥeḇron, and built a slaughter-place there to יהוה.

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