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Genesis 13:3-12

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.

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