Abram and Lot Part Ways 1 Brenton And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the wilderness. BSB BSB: So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.
2 Brenton And Abram was very rich in cattle, and silver, and gold. BSB BSB: And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
3 Brenton And he went to the place whence he came, into the wilderness as far as Bæthel, as far as the place where his tent was before, between Bæthel and Aggai, BSB BSB: From 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,
4 Brenton to the place of the altar, which he built there at first, and Abram there called on the name of the Lord. BSB BSB: to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5 Brenton And Lot who went out with Abram had sheep, and oxen, and tents. BSB BSB: Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 Brenton And the land was not large enough for them to live together, because their possessions were great; and the land was not large enough for them to live together. BSB BSB: But 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.
7 Brenton And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdmen of Lot's cattle, and the Chananites and the Pherezites then inhabited the land. BSB BSB: And 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.
8 Brenton And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be a strife between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen, for we are brethren. BSB BSB: So 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 kinsmen.
9 Brenton Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself from me; if thou goest to the left, I will go to the right, and if thou goest to the right, I will go to the left. BSB BSB: Is 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.”
Lot Proceeds toward Sodom 11 Brenton And Lot chose for himself all the country round Jordan, and Lot went from the east, and they were separated each from his brother. And Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan. BSB BSB: So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.
12 Brenton And Lot dwelt in a city of the neighbouring people, and pitched his tent in Sodom. BSB BSB: Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 Brenton But the men of Sodom were evil, and exceedingly sinful before God. BSB BSB: But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
God Renews the Promise to Abram 14 Brenton And God said to Abram after Lot was separated from him, Look up with thine eyes, and behold from the place where thou now art northward and southward, and eastward and seaward; BSB BSB: After 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,
15 Brenton for all the land which thou seest, I will give it to thee and to thy seed for ever. BSB BSB: for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
16 Brenton And I will make thy seed like the dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered. BSB BSB: I 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 Brenton Arise and traverse the land, both in the length of it and in the breadth; for to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. BSB BSB: Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”
18 Brenton And Abram having removed his tent, came and dwelt by the oak of Mambre, which was in Chebrom, and he there built an altar to the Lord. BSB BSB: So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.