Genesis 13

1 So Abram came 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 Now, 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 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:

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

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

5 Now, Lot also, who was going 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 suffered them not to dwell together, —because their substance had become, great, so that 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 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.

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 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.

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, 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.

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 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.

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

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, 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.

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

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

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

14 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;

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

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 a man can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also, may 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 Rise! go up and down in the land, to the length thereof and to the breadth thereof, for to thee, will I give it.

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

18 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.

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