Genesis 13

1 And Abram went up out of Egypt with his wife and all he had, and Lot with him, and they came in to the South.

Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.

2 Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold.

Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

3 And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai;

He went on his journeys from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

4 To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.

to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on the LORD’s name.

5 And Lot, who went with him, had flocks and herds and tents;

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

6 So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.

The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together.

7 And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land.

There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land at that time.

8 Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.

9 Is not all the land before you? then let us go our separate ways: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; or if you take the right, I will go to the left.

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

10 And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar.

Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.

11 So Lot took for himself all the valley of Jordan, and went to the east, and they were parted from one another.

So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves from one another.

12 Abram went on living in the land of Canaan, and Lot went to the lowland towns, moving his tent as far as Sodom.

Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

13 Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.

Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against the LORD.

14 And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:

The LORD said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,

15 For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.

for I will give all the land which you see to you and to your offspring forever.

16 And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.

17 Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.

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

18 And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.

Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the LORD.