Revised Version 1895

Genesis 13

1AndAbramאַבְרָ֨ם'av.RamH87wentH5927upH5927outH3605ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֜יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, he, and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802, andallH3605that he had, andLotוְל֥וֹטve.LotH3876with him,intoH4714theSouthהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ha.Neg.bahH5045.

2AndAbramוְאַבְרָ֖םve.'av.RamH87wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966richH3513incattleבַּמִּקְנֶ֕הba.mik.NehH4735, insilverבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701, and ingoldוּבַזָּהָֽב׃u.va.za.HavH2091.

3And hewentהָ֨יָהHa.yahH1961on hisjourneysלְמַסָּעָ֔יוle.ma.sa.'AvH4550from theSouthמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045evenH5704to Beth-el, unto theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834histentאָֽהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.loH168had been at thebeginningבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462,betweenH996Beth-el andAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857;

4unto theplaceמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hadmadeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213there at thefirstבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223: and thereAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5AndLotלְל֔וֹטle.LotH3876also, whichwentהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980withAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, hadflocksצֹאן־tzon-H6629, andherdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241, andtentsוְאֹהָלִֽים׃ve.'o.ha.LimH168.

6And thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808ableיָֽכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201tobearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375them, that they mightdwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: for their substance wasgreatרָ֔בRavH7227,soהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961that theycouldH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7And there was astrifeרִ֗יבRivH7379betweenH996the herdmen ofAbram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87cattleמִקְנֵֽה־mik.neh-H4735and the herdmen ofLot’sל֑וֹטLotH3876cattleמִקְנֵה־mik.neh-H4735: and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522dwelled then in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8AndAbramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoLotל֗וֹטLotH3876,LetH4994there benoאַל־'al-H408strifeמְרִיבָה֙me.ri.VahH4808, IprayH4994thee,betweenH996meאֶל־'el-H413and thee, andbetweenH996my herdmen and thy herdmen; forweאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587arebrethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251.

9Isnotהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808thewholeכָל־khol-H3605landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee?separateהִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redH6504thyself, IprayH4994thee, frommeH4994:ifאִם־'im-H518thou wilt take theleftH8040handH3225, then I willgoוְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ve.'as.me.'I.lahH8041to therightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225; orifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou take therightH3225handH3225, then I willgoH8041to theleftH8040.

10AndLotל֣וֹטLotH3876liftedוַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, and beheldallכָּל־kol-H3605thePlainכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, that it was well wateredeveryכֻלָּ֖הּkhu.LahH3605where,beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068destroyedשַׁחֵ֣תsha.ChetH7843Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017, like thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, like thelandכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, as thou goest untoZoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

11SoH5921Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977himallכָּל־kol-H3605thePlainכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383; andLotל֖וֹטLotH3876journeyedוַיִּסַּ֥עvai.yi.Sa'H5265eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924: and theyseparatedוַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּvai.yi.Pa.re.DuH6504themselvesH5921the one from theotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

12Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87dwelled in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andLotוְל֗וֹטve.LotH3876dwelled in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of thePlainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, andmovedH167histentוַיֶּאֱהַ֖לvai.ye.'e.HalH167asfarעַד־'ad-H5704asSodomסְדֹֽם׃se.DomH5467.

13Now themenH376ofSodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467werewickedרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451andsinnersוְחַטָּאִ֑יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400againstH376theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

14And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559untoAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87,afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thatLotל֣וֹטLotH3876wasseparatedהִפָּֽרֶד־hi.pa.red-H6504from him,Liftשָׂ֣אsa'H5375upH5375nowנָ֤אna'H4994thineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andlookוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200from theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou art,northwardצָפֹ֥נָהtza.Fo.nahH6828andsouthwardוָנֶ֖גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045andeastwardוָקֵ֥דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahH6924andwestwardוָיָֽמָּה׃va.Ya.mahH3220:

15forallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou seest, to thee will Igiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖ul.zar.'a.KhaH2233foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

16And I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233as thedustכַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:soאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834thatifאִם־'im-H518amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376canיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201numberלִמְנוֹת֙lim.nOtH4487thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, then shall thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233also benumberedיִמָּנֶֽה׃yi.ma.NehH4487.

17Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,walkהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980throughH1980thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776in thelengthלְאָרְכָּ֖הּle.'a.re.KahH753of it and in thebreadthוּלְרָחְבָּ֑הּu.le.ra.che.BahH7341of it; for unto thee will Igiveאֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it.

18AndAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87movedH167histentוַיֶּאֱהַ֣לvai.ye.'e.HalH167, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935anddweltוַיֵּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427by theoaksבְּאֵלֹנֵ֥יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436ofMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, andbuiltוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

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