New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 13:8-11

8So Abramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876, “Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994let there be noאַל־'al-H408strifeמְרִיבָה֙me.ri.VahH4808betweenH996you and me, nor betweenH996my herdsmenרֹעַ֖יro.'AiH7462and your herdsmenרֹעֶ֑יךָro.'Ei.khaH7462,for we are brothersאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251.

9Is not the wholeכָל־khol-H3605landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you? Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994separateהִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redH6504from me; ifאִם־'im-H518tothe leftהַשְּׂמֹ֣אלha.se.MolH8040,then I will goוְאֵימִ֔נָהve.'ei.Mi.nahH3231to the rightH3231;or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518tothe rightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225,then I will goוְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ve.'as.me.'I.lahH8041to the leftH8041.”

10Lotל֣וֹטLotH3876liftedוַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-H5375up his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thevalleyכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,that it was wellH4945wateredH4945everywhereכֻלָּ֖הּkhu.LahH3605--this wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068destroyedשַׁחֵ֣תsha.ChetH7843Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017--likethe gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,like the landכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714as you goבֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.KhahH935toZoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

11So Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977for himself allכָּל־kol-H3605thevalleyכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876journeyedוַיִּסַּ֥עvai.yi.Sa'H5265eastwardמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924.Thus they separatedוַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּvai.yi.Pa.re.DuH6504from eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376otherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

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