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Abram and Lot
So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, he and his wife and all that belonged to him, and Lot with him.
So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, he and his wife and all that belonged to him, and Lot with him.
Abram and Lot Part Ways
And Abram went 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, towards the south.
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold.
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
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;
to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.
Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
And Lot also who went with Abram had flocks, and herds, and tents.
And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.
And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land.
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.
So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.
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.
“Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me; if to the left, then I will go to the right; or if to the right, then I will go to the left.”
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.
Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere — this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah — like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.
Lot Pitches Toward Sodom
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 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.
So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other.
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:
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom.
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom.
Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the LORD.
And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah.
The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward;
God Renews the Promise to Abram
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;
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;
for all the land which you see, I will give it to you and to your descendants forever.
for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
“I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered.
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.
“Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you.”
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.