Gen 13 | NASB2020 | 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, silver, and gold. 3 And 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 previously; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. 5 Now ^hLot, who went with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents. 6 And ⁱthe land could not ^{▼▼Lit bear}support both of them ^{▼▼Lit to live}while living 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 Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.

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 relatives! 9 Is the entire land not before you? Please separate from me; if you choose the left, then I will go to the right; or if you choose the right, then I will go to the left.” 10 Lot raised his eyes and saw all the ^{▼▼Lit circle}vicinity of the ^qJordan, 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 ^{▼▼Lit as you go}going toward ^vZoar. 11 So Lot chose for himself all the ^{▼▼Lit circle}vicinity of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. So they separated from each other. 12 Abram ^{▼▼Lit dwelt}settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot ^{▼▼Lit dwelt}settled in ^zthe cities of the ^{▼▼Lit circle}vicinity of the Jordan, and moved his tents as far as Sodom. 13 Now ^abthe men of Sodom were ^{▼▼Lit wicked and sinners exceedingly}exceedingly wicked ^adsinners against the Lord.

14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “ ^aeNow raise your eyes and look from the place where you are, ^afnorthward and southward, and eastward and westward; 15 ^agfor all the land which you see ^ahI will give to you and to your ^{▼▼Lit seed}descendants forever. 16 I will make your ^{▼▼Lit seed}descendants ^akas plentiful as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can count the dust of the earth, then your ^{▼▼Lit seed}descendants could also be counted. 17 Arise, ^amwalk about in the land through its length and width; for ^anI will give it to you.” 18 Then Abram moved his tent and came and lived by the ^{▼▼Or terebinths
,} ^apoaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron; and there he built ^aqan altar to the Lord.