Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 13

1AndAbramאַבְרָ֨ם'av.RamH87returnedוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֜יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, he, and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802, and all that he had, andLotוְל֥וֹטve.LotH3876with him, into thesouthהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ha.Neg.bahH5045.

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

3And hewentH3212on hisjourneysלְמַסָּעָ֔יוle.ma.sa.'AvH4550from thesouthמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045even toBethelH1008, to theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where histentאָֽהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.loH168hadbeenהָ֨יָהHa.yahH1961at thebeginningבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462, betweenBethelH1008andAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857;

4To theplaceמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, which he hadmadeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213there at thefirstבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223: and thereAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5AndLotלְל֔וֹטle.LotH3876also, whowentהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980withאֶת־'et-H854Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, hadflocksצֹאן־tzon-H6629, andherdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241, andtentsוְאֹהָלִֽים׃ve.'o.ha.LimH168.

6And thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was not able tobearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375them, that they mightdwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: for theirsubstanceרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399wasgreatרָ֔בRavH7227, so that theycouldיָֽכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notdwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7And there was astrifeרִ֗יבRivH7379between theherdmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462ofAbram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87cattleמִקְנֵֽה־mik.neh-H4735and theherdmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462ofLot’sל֑וֹטLotH3876cattleמִקְנֵה־mik.neh-H4735: and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522dweltיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427then in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8AndAbramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toLotל֗וֹטLotH3876, Let therebeתְהִ֤יte.HiH1961noאַל־'al-H408strifeמְרִיבָה֙me.ri.VahH4808, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between myherdmenרֹעַ֖יro.'AiH7462and thyherdmenרֹעֶ֑יךָro.'Ei.khaH7462; forweאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582arebrethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251.

9Is not the wholelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776beforetheeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440? separatethyselfהִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redH6504, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the lefthandהַשְּׂמֹ֣אלha.se.MolH8040, then I will go to therightוְאֵימִ֔נָהve.'ei.Mi.nahH3231; or if thou wilt depart to the righthandהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225, then I will go to theleftוְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ve.'as.me.'I.lahH8041.

10AndLotל֣וֹטLotH3876liftedupוַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andbeheldוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200all theplainכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, that it was wellwateredמַשְׁקֶ֑הmash.KehH4945every where,beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068destroyedשַׁחֵ֣תsha.ChetH7843Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017, even as thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, like thelandכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, as thoucomestבֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.KhahH935toZoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

11ThenLotל֗וֹטLotH3876choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977for himself all theplainכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383; andLotל֖וֹטLotH3876journeyedוַיִּסַּ֥עvai.yi.Sa'H5265eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924: and they separatedthemselvesוַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּvai.yi.Pa.re.DuH6504theoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from theotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

12Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87dweltיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andLotוְל֗וֹטve.LotH3876dweltיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theplainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, and pitched histentוַיֶּאֱהַ֖לvai.ye.'e.HalH167towardעַד־'ad-H5704Sodomסְדֹֽם׃se.DomH5467.

13But themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582ofSodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467werewickedרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451andsinnersוְחַטָּאִ֑יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400before theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

14And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559toAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87,afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310Lotל֣וֹטLotH3876wasseparatedהִפָּֽרֶד־hi.pa.red-H6504from him, Liftupשָׂ֣אsa'H5375now thineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andlookוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200from theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where thou artnorthwardצָפֹ֥נָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andsouthwardוָנֶ֖גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045, andeastwardוָקֵ֥דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahH6924, andwestwardוָיָֽמָּה׃va.Ya.mahH3220:

15For all thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776which thouseestרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200, to thee will I giveitאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖ul.zar.'a.KhaH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

16And I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233as thedustכַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: sothatאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834if amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376canיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201numberלִמְנוֹת֙lim.nOtH4487thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, then shall thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233also benumberedיִמָּנֶֽה׃yi.ma.NehH4487.

17Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,walkהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980through thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776in thelengthלְאָרְכָּ֖הּle.'a.re.KahH753of it and in thebreadthוּלְרָחְבָּ֑הּu.le.ra.che.BahH7341of it; for I willgiveאֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it to thee.

18ThenAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87removed histentוַיֶּאֱהַ֣לvai.ye.'e.HalH167, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935anddweltוַיֵּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in theplainבְּאֵלֹנֵ֥יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436ofMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471, which is inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, andbuiltוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Genesis 13

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