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Genesis 13:3-12

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.

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