So Abram went
up from Egypt
to athe 1Negev
, he and his wife
and all
that belonged to him, and Lot
with him.
Now Abram was avery
rich
in livestock
, in silver
and in gold
.
He went 1on his journeys
from the 2Negev
as far
as Bethel
, to the place
where
his tent
had been
at the beginning
, abetween
Bethel
and Ai
,
to the place of the aaltar
which
he had made
there
formerly
; and there
Abram
called
on the name
of the LORD
.
Now aLot, who went
with Abram
, also
had
flocks
and herds
and tents
.
And athe land could not 1sustain
them 2while dwelling
together
, bfor their possessions
were so great
that they were not able
to remain
together
.
aAnd there was strife between
the herdsmen
of Abram's
livestock
and the herdsmen
of Lot's
livestock
. Now bthe Canaanite
and the Perizzite
were dwelling
then
in the land
.
aSo 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
.
"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
."
Lot lifted
up his eyes
and saw
all
the 1 avalley
of the Jordan
, that it was well
watered
everywhere
--this was before
the LORD
bdestroyed
Sodom
and Gomorrah
--like cthe garden
of the LORD
, dlike the land
of Egypt
as you go
to eZoar
.
So Lot chose
for himself all
the 1valley
of the Jordan
, and Lot
journeyed
eastward
. Thus they separated
from each
other
.
Abram 1settled
in the land
of Canaan
, while Lot
1settled
in athe cities
of the 2valley
, and moved
his tents
as far
as Sodom
.
Now athe men of Sodom
were wicked
1exceedingly
and bsinners
against the LORD
.
The LORD said
to Abram
, after
Lot
had separated
from him, " aNow
lift
up your eyes
and look
from the place
where
you are, bnorthward
and southward
and eastward
and westward
;
afor all the land
which
you see
, bI will give
it to you and to your 1descendants
forever
.
"I will make your 1descendants
aas the dust
of the earth
, so
that if
anyone
can
number
the dust
of the earth
, then your 1descendants
can also
be numbered
.
"Arise, awalk
about the land
through its length
and breadth
; for bI will give
it to you."
Then Abram moved
his tent
and came
and dwelt
by the 1 aoaks
of Mamre
, which
are in Hebron
, and there
he built
ban altar
to the LORD
.