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Genesis 13:5-9

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.

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