| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, he and his wife and all that belonged to him, and Lot with him. | 1So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him. |
| 2Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold. | 2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold. |
| 3He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, | 3From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched, |
| 4to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. | 4to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD. |
| 5Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. | 5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. |
| 6And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together. | 6But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist. |
| 7And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land. | 7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land. |
| 8So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers. | 8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers. |
| 9"Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me; if to the left, then I will go to the right; or if to the right, then I will go to the left." | 9Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.” |
| 10Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere-- this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah-- like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. | 10And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) |
| 11So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other. | 11So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company. |
| 12Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom. | 12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom. |
| 13Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the LORD. | 13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD. |
| 14The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; | 14After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west, |
| 15for all the land which you see, I will give it to you and to your descendants forever. | 15for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. |
| 16"I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered. | 16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. |
| 17"Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you." | 17Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.” |
| 18Then Abram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD. | 18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD. |
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