Genesis 13

1 So Abram left Egypt and went back into the Negev along with Sarai, Lot, and everyone with them, as well as all their possessions.

So Abram came up out of Egypt he and his wife and all that he had and Lot with him, towards the South.

2 Abram was very rich, having many herds of livestock and a great deal of silver and gold.

Now, Abram, was very rich, —in cattle, in silver and in gold.

3 He left the Negev and traveled in stages to Bethel, back to the place where he'd camped before, between Bethel and Ai.

And he went his way, by his removals, from the South even as far as to Bethel, —as far as the place where his tent was at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai:

4 This was where he'd first built an altar. He worshiped the Lord there as he had done previously.

unto the place of the altar, which he made there at first, —and Abram called there, on the name of Yahweh.

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

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

6 so much so that the available land couldn't support both of them—they had so much livestock they couldn't stay together anymore.

And the land suffered them not to dwell together, —because their substance had become, great, so that they could not dwell together.

7 Abram's and Lot's herdsmen were arguing, and in addition the Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.

And there arose a strife betwixt the herdmen of Abram, and the herdmen of Lot. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite, were then dwelling in the land.

8 So Abram said to Lot, “Please don't let's have arguments between us, or between our herdsmen, because we're family.

So then Abram said unto Lot Pray let not cause of strife arise betwixt me and thee, or betwixt my herdmen and thy herdmen; for brethren, are we.

9 You see all this land that's available right in front of you? We have to split up. If you choose to go to the left, I'll go to the right. If you choose to go to the right, I'll go to the left.”

Is not, all the land, before thee? I pray thee, separate thyself from me, —if to the left hand, then I will go to the right, if to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

10 Lot looked over the whole Jordan valley towards Zoar, and saw that it was well-watered, looking like the Garden of Eden, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

So Lot lifted up his eyes and beheld all the circuit of the Jordan, that the whole of it, was well-watered, —before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the Garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as thou enterest into Zoar.

11 So Lot chose the whole Jordan valley and went east, and the two separated from each other.

And Lot chose for himself all the circuit of the Jordan, so Lot brake up eastwards, —and they separated themselves, each man from his brother:

12 Abram went to live in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled down among the towns in the valley, setting up his tents near Sodom.

Abram, fixed his dwelling in the land of Canaan, —but, Lot, fixed his dwelling among the cities, of the circuit, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

13 (The people of Sodom were very wicked, committing terrible sins that offended the Lord.)

Now, the men of Sodom were base and sinful, —against Yahweh, exceedingly.

14 After separating from Lot, the Lord told Abram, “Look around you from where you're standing, to the north, south, east, and west.

And, Yahweh, said unto Abram after that Lot had separated himself from him, Lift up, I pray thee thine eyes and look, from the place where thou art, —northward and southward and eastward and westward;

15 I'm giving all this land you see to you and your descendants forever.

for all the land which thou art beholding—to thee, will I give it, and to thy seed unto times age-abiding;

16 You will have so many descendants that they'll be like the dust of the earth. If anyone could count dust then they could count the number of your descendants!

and I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, —so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also, may be numbered.

17 Go and walk through the whole land in all directions because I'm giving it to you.”

Rise! go up and down in the land, to the length thereof and to the breadth thereof, for to thee, will I give it.

18 So Abram went to live at Hebron, setting up his tents among the oaks at Mamre, where he built an altar to the Lord.

So Abram moved his tent and came in and dwelt among the oaks of Mamre, which were in Hebron, —and built there an altar to Yahweh.