Genesis, 13

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

1. Abram went up from Egypt to the Negeb, he and his wife, with all he had and Lot with him.

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

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

3. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;

3. As he journeyed on, he went from the Negeb as far as Bethel, to the place where he first pitched his tent between Bethel and Ai

4. Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

4. at the spot where he had formerly made an altar and called on the Name of Yahweh.

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

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

6. And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

6. The land was not sufficient to allow them to stay together, for their possessions were too great for them to live together.

7. And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

7. A quarrel arose between the herdsmen of Abram's flock and those of Lot. (The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at the time.)

8. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren.

8. Abram said to Lot, "Don't let there be a dispute between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and yours, since we are brothers!

9. [Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

9. Isn't the whole land there before you? Let us part company. 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 Jordan, that it [was] well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, [even] as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

10. Lot looked up and saw the whole valley of the Jordan: how well it was watered! Before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, this was like one of Yahweh's gardens, like the country of Egypt, on coming to Zoar.

11. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

11. Lot chose for himself all the Jordan valley and journeyed eastward. In this way they separated from each other.

12. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched [his] tent toward Sodom.

12. Abram settled in the country of Canaan while Lot lived among the towns of the plain and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

13. But the men of Sodom [were] wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

13. Now the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against Yahweh.

14. And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

14. Yahweh said to Abram after Lot had left him, "Raise your eyes and look from where you are, towards the north, the south, the east and the west;

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

15. all the land you see I will give to you and your descendants 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, [then] shall thy seed also be numbered.

16. I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; if the grains of the dust can be counted, then your descendants may be counted.

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

17. Come, travel through the length and breadth of the land, for it is to you that I am giving it."

18. Then Abram removed [his] tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which [is] in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

18. So Abram moved his tent and came to live by the oak of Mamre at Hebron. There he built an altar to Yahweh.