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Genesis 13:5-9

5NowLotלְל֔וֹטle.LotH3876,who wentהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980with Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571hadהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961flocksצֹאן־tzon-H6629,herdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241,and tentsוְאֹהָלִֽים׃ve.'o.ha.LimH168.

6Andthe landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776could notsupportנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375both of themwhile livingלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherH3164,for their possessionsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399were so greatרָ֔בRavH7227that they wereH3201not ableיָֽכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201to remainלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherH3164.

7And there was strifeרִ֗יבRivH7379betweenH996the herdsmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87livestockמִקְנֵֽה־mik.neh-H4735and the herdsmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Lot’sל֑וֹטLotH3876livestockמִקְנֵה־mik.neh-H4735. Nowthe Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522were livingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776atH227thatH227timeH227.

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 relativesאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251!

9Is the entireכָל־khol-H3605landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776not beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you? Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994separateהִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redH6504from me; ifאִם־'im-H518you choosethe leftהַשְּׂמֹ֣אלha.se.MolH8040,then I will goוְאֵימִ֔נָהve.'ei.Mi.nahH3231to the rightH3231;or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you choosethe rightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225,then I will goוְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ve.'as.me.'I.lahH8041to the leftH8041.”

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