Genesis 13

1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the south.

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

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

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

3 And he went on his journeys from the south as far as Bethel; as far as the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai;

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,

4 to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.

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

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

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

6 And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.

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.

7 And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land.

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.

8 And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren.

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.

9 Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left.

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.”

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was thoroughly watered, before Jehovah had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; as the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as one goes to Zoar.

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.)

11 And Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot went toward the east. And they separated the one from the other:

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

12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom.

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

13 And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah.

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

14 And Jehovah said to Abram, after that Lot had separated himself from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward;

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,

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

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

16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.

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.

17 Arise, walk through the land according to the length of it and according to the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee.

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

18 Then Abram moved [his] tents, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. And he built there an altar to Jehovah.

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