Genesis 13

1 And Abram went up out of Egypt with his wife and all he had, and Lot with him, and they came in to the South.

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

2 Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold.

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

3 And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el 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 To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.

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

5 And Lot, who went with him, had flocks and herds and tents;

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

6 So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.

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

7 And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land.

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 Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

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 Is not all the land before you? then let us go our separate ways: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; or if you take the right, I will 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 And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar.

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 took for himself all the valley of Jordan, and went to the east, and they were parted from one another.

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 on living in the land of Canaan, and Lot went to the lowland towns, moving his tent as far as 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 Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.

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

14 And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the 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 For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.

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

16 And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

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 Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give 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 And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there 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.