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Genesis 13:5-9

5Now Lotלְל֔וֹטle.LotH3876,who was travelingהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980withאֶת־'et-H854Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571hadהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961flocksצֹאן־tzon-H6629and herdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241and tentsוְאֹהָלִֽים׃ve.'o.ha.LimH168.

6But the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was unableוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to supportנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375both ofthemאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853while they stayedלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they hadהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961so manyרָ֔בRavH7227possessionsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399that they were unableוְלֹ֥א יָֽכְל֖וּve.Lo' ya.khe.LuH3201 H3808to coexistלָשֶׁ֥בֶת יַחְדָּֽו׃la.She.vet yach.DavH3427 H3162.

7And there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961discordרִ֗יבRivH7379betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the herdsmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Abramמִקְנֵֽה־ אַבְרָ֔ם וּבֵ֖יןmik.neh- 'av.Ram u.VeinH87 H996 H4735and the herdsmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Lotמִקְנֵה־ ל֑וֹטmik.neh- LotH3876 H4735.At that timeאָ֖ז'azH227the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522were also livingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8So Abramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876, “Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994let there beתְהִ֤יte.HiH1961noאַל־'al-H408contentionמְרִיבָה֙me.ri.VahH4808between you and meH996,or betweenH996your herdsmenרֹעַ֖יro.'AiH7462 H996and my herdsmenרֹעֶ֑יךָro.'Ei.khaH7462.After allכִּֽי־ אֲנָשִׁ֥יםki- 'a.na.ShimH3588 H582,weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587are kinsmenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251.

9Is notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808the wholeכָל־khol-H3605landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440?Nowנָ֖אna'H4994separate yourselfהִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redH6504from meמֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.LaiH5921.Ifאִם־'im-H518you go to the leftהַשְּׂמֹ֣אלha.se.MolH8040,I will go to the rightוְאֵימִ֔נָהve.'ei.Mi.nahH3231;ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you go to the rightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225,I will go to the leftוְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ve.'as.me.'I.lahH8041.”

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