| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. | 1Then Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev--he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him. |
| 2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. | 2Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold. |
| 3And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; | 3He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been, |
| 4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. | 4to the site where he had built the altar. And Abram called on the name of Yahweh there. |
| 5And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. | 5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents. |
| 6And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. | 6But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together, |
| 7And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. | 7and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land. |
| 8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. | 8Then Abram said to Lot, "Please, let's not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives. |
| 9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. | 9Isn't the whole land before you? Separate 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." |
| 10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. | 10Lot looked out and saw that the entire Jordan Valley as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the LORD's garden and the land of Egypt. This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. |
| 11Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. | 11So Lot chose the entire Jordan Valley for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other. |
| 12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. | 12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities of the valley and set up his tent near Sodom. |
| 13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. | 13Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning greatly against the LORD. |
| 14And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: | 14After Lot had separated from him, the LORD said to Abram, "Look from the place where you are. Look north and south, east and west, |
| 15For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. | 15for I will give you and your offspring forever all the land that you see. |
| 16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. | 16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. |
| 17Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. | 17Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you." |
| 18Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto 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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