1 S o Abram left Egypt and went to the Negev, with his wife and all that belonged to him. And Lot went with him.

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

2 N ow Abram was very rich in cattle, silver and gold.

Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

3 H e traveled from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

He went on his journeys from the South even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

4 w here he had made an altar. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord.

to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on Yahweh’s name.

5 N ow Lot, who went with Abram, had flocks and cattle and tents of his own.

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

6 T here was not enough land to feed all the animals while they lived together. They owned so many things that they were not able to stay together.

The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their substance was great, so that they could not live together.

7 T here was fighting between those who cared for Abram’s animals and those who cared for Lot’s animals. The Canaanite and the Perizzite were living in the land at that time.

There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land at that time.

8 S o Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no fighting between you and me or between the men who take care of our animals, for we are brothers.

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.

9 I s not the whole land in front of you? Let each of us go a different way. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”

Isn’t the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left.”

10 L ot looked and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.

11 S o Lot chose all the Jordan valley for himself. And as Lot traveled east, they went apart from each other.

So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves the one from the other.

12 A bram made his home in the land of Canaan. Lot made his home in the cities of the valley and moved his tents as far as Sodom,

Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

13 w hose men were sinful, sinning against the Lord.

Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against Yahweh.

14 T he Lord said to Abram, after Lot had left him, “Raise your eyes and look from where you are to the north and south and east and west.

Yahweh said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,

15 F or I will give all the land that you see to you and to your children and to your children’s children forever.

for all the land which you see, I will give to you, and to your offspring forever.

16 I will make your family after you like the dust of the earth. So if anyone could number the dust of the earth, then he could number your children’s children.

I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be numbered.

17 R ise up and walk far and wide upon the land. For I will give it to you.”

Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its width; for I will give it to you.”

18 T hen Abram moved his tent and came to live among the oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to the Lord.

Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.