1AndAbramאַבְרָ֨ם'av.RamH87wentH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֜יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,he,andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802,andallthathehad,andLotוְל֥וֹטve.LotH3876withhim, towardsthesouthH5045. 2AndAbramוְאַבְרָ֖םve.'av.RamH87wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966richincattle,insilverבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701,andingoldוּבַזָּהָֽב׃u.va.za.HavH2091. 3AndhewentonhisjourneysfromthesouthH5045asfarasBethel;asfarastheplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834histentאָֽהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.loH168hadbeenH1961atthebeginning,betweenBethelandAi; 4totheplaceמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thathehadmadeH6213thereatthefirstH7223.AndthereAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121onthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah. 6Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776couldnotsupportthem,thattheymightdwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,fortheirpropertyH7399wasH1961greatH7227;andtheycouldnotdwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162. 7AndtherewasH1961strifeH7379betweentheherdsmenofAbram'scattleandtheherdsmenofLot'scattle.AndtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522wereH1961dwellingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427thenאָ֖ז'azH227inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776. 8AndAbramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidH559toLotל֗וֹטLotH3876,Ipraytheelettherebeתְהִ֤יte.HiH1961nocontentionbetweenmeandthee,andbetweenmyherdsmenandthyherdsmen,forwearebrethren. 9Isnotthewholelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776beforethee?Separateהִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redH6504thyself,Ipraythee,fromme:iftotheleft,thenIwilltaketherightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225;andiftotherightH3225,thenIwilltaketheleft. 10AndLotל֣וֹטLotH3876liftedוַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andbeheldalltheplainoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383thatitwasthoroughly watered,beforeJehovahhaddestroyedשַׁחֵ֣תsha.ChetH7843Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017;asthegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofJehovah,likethelandכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,asonegoesH935toZoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820. 11AndLotל֗וֹטLotH3876choseH977forhimselfalltheplainoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383;andLotל֖וֹטLotH3876wenttowardtheeastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924.AndtheyseparatedH6504theoneH376fromtheother: 12Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87dweltיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;andLotוְל֗וֹטve.LotH3876dweltיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892oftheplain,andpitchedtentsוַיֶּאֱהַ֖לvai.ye.'e.HalH167asfarasSodomסְדֹֽם׃se.DomH5467. 13AndthepeopleofSodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467werewickedרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451,andgreatsinnersH2400beforeJehovah. 14AndJehovahsaidH559toAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87,afterthatLotל֣וֹטLotH3876hadseparatedH6504himselffromhim,Liftשָׂ֣אsa'H5375upnowthineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andlookוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200fromtheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou art,northwardandsouthwardandeastwardandwestward; 15forallthelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatthou seestwillIgiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414tothee,andtothyseedH2233foreverH5769. 17Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,walkהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980throughthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776accordingtothelengthלְאָרְכָּ֖הּle.'a.re.KahH753ofitandaccordingtothebreadthוּלְרָחְבָּ֑הּu.le.ra.che.BahH7341ofit;forIwillgiveאֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃'et.te.Ne.nahH5414ittothee. 18ThenAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87moved[his]tentsוַיֶּאֱהַ֣לvai.ye.'e.HalH167,andcameH935anddweltוַיֵּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427bytheoaksofMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471,whichareinHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275.AndhebuiltH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196toJehovah. Commentaries on Genesis 13
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