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Genesis 13:3-12

3And he wentH3212on his journeysלְמַסָּעָ֔יוle.ma.sa.'AvH4550from the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045even to Beth–elH1008,unto the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where his tentאָֽהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.loH168had beenהָ֨יָהHa.yahH1961at the beginningבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462,between Beth–elH1008and Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857;

4Unto the placeמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,which he had madeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213there at the firstבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223:and there Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5And Lotלְל֔וֹטle.LotH3876also, which wentהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980withאֶת־'et-H854Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,had flocksצֹאן־tzon-H6629,and herdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241,and tentsוְאֹהָלִֽים׃ve.'o.ha.LimH168.

6And the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was not able to bearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375them, that they might dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:for their substanceרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399was greatרָ֔בRavH7227,so that they couldיָֽכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not dwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7And there was a strifeרִ֗יבRivH7379between the herdmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87cattleמִקְנֵֽה־mik.neh-H4735and the herdmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Lot’sל֑וֹטLotH3876cattleמִקְנֵה־mik.neh-H4735:and the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522dwelledיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427then in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8And Abramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876,Let there beתְהִ֤יte.HiH1961noאַל־'al-H408strifeמְרִיבָה֙me.ri.VahH4808,I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmenרֹעַ֖יro.'AiH7462and thy herdmenרֹעֶ֑יךָro.'Ei.khaH7462;for weאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582bebrethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251.

9Isnot the whole landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776before theeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440?separate thyselfהִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redH6504, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt takethe left handהַשְּׂמֹ֣אלha.se.MolH8040,then I will go to the rightוְאֵימִ֔נָהve.'ei.Mi.nahH3231; or if thou departto the right handהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225,then I will go to the leftוְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ve.'as.me.'I.lahH8041.

10And Lotל֣וֹטLotH3876lifted upוַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and beheldוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200all the plainכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, that it waswell wateredמַשְׁקֶ֑הmash.KehH4945every where, beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068destroyedשַׁחֵ֣תsha.ChetH7843Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017, evenas the gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,like the landכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,as thou comestבֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.KhahH935unto Zoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

11Then Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977him all the plainכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383;and Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876journeyedוַיִּסַּ֥עvai.yi.Sa'H5265eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924:and they separated themselvesוַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּvai.yi.Pa.re.DuH6504the oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from the otherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

12Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87dwelledיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and Lotוְל֗וֹטve.LotH3876dwelledיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, and pitched histentוַיֶּאֱהַ֖לvai.ye.'e.HalH167towardעַד־'ad-H5704Sodomסְדֹֽם׃se.DomH5467.

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