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Genesis 13:5-9

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.

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