Genesis 13

1 So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.

So Abram went up from Egypt and went into the Negev, he, his wife, and all that he had. Lot also went with them.

2 And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

Now Abram was very rich in animals, in silver, and in gold.

3 From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,

He continued on his journey from the Negev to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been before, between Bethel and Ai.

4 to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

He went to the place where the altar was that he had built previously. Here he called on the name of Yahweh.

5 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.

Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

6 But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.

The land was not able to support them both living close together, because their possessions were very many, so that they could not stay together.

7 And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

Also, there was a dispute between the herdsmen of Abram's animals and the herdsmen of Lot's animals. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.

8 So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.

So Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; after all, we are family.

9 Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”

Is not the whole land before you? Go ahead and separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”

10 And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

So Lot looked around, and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere all the way to Zoar, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt. This was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

11 So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.

So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan and traveled east, and the relatives separated from each other.

12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived among the cities of the plain. He set up his tents as far away as Sodom.

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

Now the men of Sodom were very wicked sinners against Yahweh.

14 After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,

Yahweh said to Abram after Lot had departed from him, “Look from the place where you are standing to the north, south, east, and west.

15 for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.

All this land which you see, I will give to you and to your descendants forever.

16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

I will make your descendants as abundant as the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.

17 Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

Arise, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

18 So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.

So Abram picked up his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there built an altar to Yahweh.