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Genesis 13

1AndAbramאַבְרָ֨ם'av.RamH87wentH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֜יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,he,andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802,andallthathehad,andLotוְל֥וֹטve.LotH3876withhim,intotheSouthH5045.

2AndAbramוְאַבְרָ֖םve.'av.RamH87wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966richincattle,insilverבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701,andingoldוּבַזָּהָֽב׃u.va.za.HavH2091.

3AndhewentonhisjourneysfromtheSouthH5045eventoBeth-el, untotheplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834histentאָֽהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.loH168hadbeenH1961atthebeginning,betweenBeth-elandAi,

4untotheplaceמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,whichhehadmadeH6213thereatthefirstH7223:andthereAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121onthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.

5AndLotלְל֔וֹטle.LotH3876alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,whowentH1980withAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,hadflocksH6629,andherdsH1241,andtentsוְאֹהָלִֽים׃ve.'o.ha.LimH168.

6Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasH1961notableיָֽכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201tobearH5375them,thattheymightdwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:fortheirsubstancewasH1961greatH7227,sothattheycouldnotdwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7AndtherewasH1961astrifeH7379betweentheherdsmenofAbram’scattleandtheherdsmenofLot’scattle:andtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522dweltH3427thenאָ֖ז'azH227inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8AndAbramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidH559untoLotל֗וֹטLotH3876,Lettherebeתְהִ֤יte.HiH1961nostrifeמְרִיבָה֙me.ri.VahH4808,Ipraythee,betweenmeandthee,andbetweenmyherdsmenandthyherdsmen;forwearebrethren.

9Isnotthewholelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776beforethee?separateהִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redH6504thyself,Ipraythee,fromme:ifthou wilt takethelefthandH3225,thenIwillgoוְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ve.'as.me.'I.lahH8041totherightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225;orifthou taketherightH3225handH3225,thenIwillgoH8041totheleft.

10AndLotל֣וֹטLotH3876liftedוַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andbeheldallthePlainoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,thatitwaswell wateredeverywhere,beforeJehovahdestroyedשַׁחֵ֣תsha.ChetH7843Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017,likethegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofJehovah,likethelandכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,asthou goest untoZoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

11SoLotל֗וֹטLotH3876choseH977himallthePlainoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383;andLotל֖וֹטLotH3876journeyedeastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924:andtheyseparatedH6504themselvestheoneH376fromtheother.

12Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87dweltיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andLotוְל֗וֹטve.LotH3876dweltיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofthePlain,andmovedhistentוַיֶּאֱהַ֖לvai.ye.'e.HalH167asfarasSodomסְדֹֽם׃se.DomH5467.

13NowthemenH376ofSodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467werewickedרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451andsinnersH2400againstJehovahexceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

14AndJehovahsaidH559untoAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87,afterthatLotל֣וֹטLotH3876wasseparatedH6504fromhim,Liftשָׂ֣אsa'H5375upnowthineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andlookוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200fromtheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou art,northwardandsouthwardandeastwardandwestward:

15forallthelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichthou seest,totheewillIgiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it,andtothyseedH2233foreverH5769.

16AndIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760thyseedH2233asthedustכַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.FarH6083oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:sothatifamanH376cannumberH4487thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thenmaythyseedH2233alsoגַּֽם־gam-H1571benumberedH4487.

17Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,walkהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980throughthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776inthelengthלְאָרְכָּ֖הּle.'a.re.KahH753ofitandinthebreadthוּלְרָחְבָּ֑הּu.le.ra.che.BahH7341ofit;forunto theewillIgiveאֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it.

18AndAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87movedhistentוַיֶּאֱהַ֣לvai.ye.'e.HalH167,andcameH935anddweltוַיֵּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427bytheoaksofMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471,whichareinHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,andbuiltH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah.

Commentaries on Genesis 13

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