1 GLT Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and everything that{ belonged} to him, and Lot with him, to the Negev. 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 GLT And Abram{ was} very wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold. BSB BSB: And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
3 GLT Then he went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tents had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 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 GLT to the place of the altar that he had made there at first, and there Abram called on the name of Yahweh. BSB BSB: to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5 GLT Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flock{ s} and herd{ s} and tents. BSB BSB: Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 GLT But the land could not support them while they stayed together, because their possessions were great so that they were not able to stay 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 GLT Then there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’ s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’ s livestock. And the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land then. 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 GLT So Abram said to Lot,“Please do not let there be strife between me and you, or between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, because we{ are} men, brothers. 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 GLT Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If{ you go to} the left, then I will go right, or if{ you go to} the right, then I will go 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.”
11 GLT So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot traveled to the east, and they separated from each other. 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 GLT Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled in the cities of the plain and moved his tents as far as 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 GLT Now the men of Sodom{ were} exceedingly wicked and sinful against Yahweh. 13:14-18 BSB BSB: But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
14 GLT Then Yahweh said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him,“Lift up your eyes please from the place where you{ are}, and look northward and southward and eastward and westward, 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 GLT because all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. BSB BSB: for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
16 GLT And I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, which if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your offspring could also be counted. 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 GLT Get up and walk through the land, through its length and through its width, because to you I am giving it.” BSB BSB: Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”
18 GLT So Abram moved his tents and went and settled by the terebinth trees of Mamre that{ were} near Hebron, and there he built an altar to Yahweh. 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.