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Genesis 13:5-13

5AndLotלְל֔וֹטle.LotH3876alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571whowentH1980withAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87hadflocksH6629,andherdsH1241,andtentsוְאֹהָלִֽים׃ve.'o.ha.LimH168.

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.

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