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.

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

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

And he was very rich in possession of gold and silver.

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:

And he returned by the way that he came, from the south to Bethel, to the place where before he had pitched his tent between Bethel and Hai:

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

In the place of the altar which he had made before; and there he called upon the name of the Lord.

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

But Lot also, who was with Abram, had flocks of sheep, and herds of beasts, 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.

Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together.

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.

Whereupon also there arose a strife between the herdsmen of Abram and of Lot. And at that time the Chanaanite and the Pherezite dwelled in that country.

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.

Abram therefore said to Lot: Let there be no quarrel, I beseech thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen: for we are brethren.

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.

Behold the whole land is before thee: depart from me I pray thee: if thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right: if thou choose the right hand, I will pass 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, lifting up his eyes, saw all the country about the Jordan, which was watered throughout, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, as the paradise of the Lord, and like Egypt as one comes to Segor.

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:

And Lot chose to himself the country about the Jordan, and he departed from the east: and they were separated one brother from the other.

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 dwelt in the land of Chanaan; and Lot abode in the towns that were about the Jordan, and dwelt in Sodom.

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

And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord, beyond measure.

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;

And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him: Lift up thy eyes, and look from the place wherein thou now art, to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west.

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

All the land which thou seest, I will give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.

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.

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: if any man be able to number the dust of the earth, he shall be able to number thy seed also.

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.

Arise and walk through the land in the length, and in the breadth thereof: for I will give it to thee.

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 removing his tent came and dwelt by the vale of Mambre, which is in Hebron: and he built there an altar to the Lord.