Gen 13 | NASB1995 | STEP | So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev , he and his wife and all that belonged to him, and Lot with him.

Genesis 13

Abram and Lot

1 So Abram went up from Egypt to ^athe ^{▼▼ I.e. South country}Negev, he and his wife and all that belonged to him, and Lot with him.

2 Now Abram was ^cvery rich in livestock, in silver and in gold. 3 He went ^{▼▼ Lit by his stages}on his journeys from the ^{▼▼ I.e. South country}Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, ^fbetween Bethel and Ai, 4 to the place of the ^galtar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. 5 Now ^hLot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6 And ⁱthe land could not ^{▼▼ Lit bear}sustain them ^{▼▼ Lit to dwell}while dwelling together, ^lfor their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together. 7 ^mAnd there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. Now ⁿthe Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land.

8 ^oSo 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. 9 “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.” 10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the ^{▼▼ Lit circle
,} ^qvalley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere— this was before the Lord ^rdestroyed Sodom and Gomorrah— like ^sthe garden of the Lord, ^tlike the land of Egypt as you go to ^uZoar. 11 So Lot chose for himself all the ^{▼▼ Lit circle}valley of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other. 12 Abram ^{▼▼ Lit dwelt}settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot ^{▼▼ Lit dwelt}settled in ^ythe cities of the ^{▼▼ Lit circle}valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom. 13 Now ^aathe men of Sodom were wicked ^{▼▼ Lit wicked and sinners exceedingly}exceedingly and ^acsinners against the Lord.

14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, ^ad“Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, ^aenorthward and southward and eastward and westward; 15 ^affor all the land which you see, ^agI will give it to you and to your ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants forever. 16 “I will make your ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants ^ajas the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants can also be numbered. 17 “Arise, ^alwalk about the land through its length and breadth; for ^amI will give it to you.” 18 Then Abram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the ^{▼▼ Or terebinths
,} ^aooaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built ^apan altar to the Lord.