Genesis 13:11

Genesis 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
• New International Version (NIV)So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company:
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other.

Context of Genesis 13:11

9Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.” 10Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered (before the Lord obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar. Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other. 12Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain and pitched his tents next to Sodom. 13(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord.)

Genesis 13:11 word by word

וַיִּבְחַר־ל֣וֹ ל֗וֹט אֵ֚ת כָּל־כִּכַּ֣ר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיִּסַּ֥ע ל֖וֹט מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ אִ֖ישׁ מֵעַ֥ל אָחִֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Lotלוֹטlôţ · LotH3876
• choseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• him all the plainכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
• of Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• journeyedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• eastקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: eastH6924
• and they separated themselvesפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504
• the oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• from the otherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Cross-references for Genesis 13:11

• Genesis 19:17When they had brought them outside, they said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”
• Genesis 13:9Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
• Psalms 16:3As for God’s chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much –
• Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all your loyal followers, and to those who keep your precepts.
• Proverbs 27:10Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.
• Hebrews 10:25not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.
• 1 Peter 2:17Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.

Commentaries on Genesis 13:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Then Lot chose him all the plain - A little civility or good breeding is of great importance in the concerns of life. Lot either had none, or did not profit by it. He certainly should have left the choice to the patriarch, and should have been guided by his counsel; but he took his own way, trusting to his own judgment, and guided only by the sight of his eyes: he beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered, etc.; so he chose the land…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-18Verses 1-18 - Abram and Lot Separate 7. פרזי perı̂zı̂y Perizzi, “descendant of Paraz.” פרז pārāz “leader,” or inhabitant of the plain or open country. 10. ככר kı̂kar “circle, border, vale, cake, talent;” related: “bow, bend, go round, dance.” ירדן yardēn Jardan, “descending.” Usually with the article in prose. צער tso‛ar Tsoar, “smallness.” 18. ממרא mamrē' Mamre, “fat, strong, ruler.” חברון chebrôn Chebron, “conjunction, confederacy.” Lot has been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 Abram having offered Lot the choice, he at once accepted it. Passion and selfishness make men rude. Lot looked to the goodness of the land; therefore he doubted not that in such a fruitful soil he should certainly thrive. But what came of it? Those who, in choosing relations, callings, dwellings, or settlements, are guided and governed by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, or the pride of life, cannot expect God's presence or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Lot's choice was completely selfish, showing no concern for Abram or faith in the Lord. the whole plain of the Jordan (literally the circle of the Jordan): This was probably near the southern end of the Dead Sea, based on descriptions in ancient records that locate cities of the plain. This area is now very desolate.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Then Lot chose him all the plain--a choice excellent from a worldly point of view, but most inexpedient for his best interests. He seems, though a good man, to have been too much under the influence of a selfish and covetous spirit: and how many, alas! imperil the good of their souls for the prospect of worldly advantage.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 13:11

• Covetousness
• Jordan
• Lot

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Commentaries on Genesis 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings