Genesis 13
Expanded Bible
Abram and Lot Separate
13 So Abram, his wife, and Lot ·left [L came up from] Egypt, taking everything they owned, and traveled ·to southern Canaan [L into the Negev; C a somewhat desolate area]. 2 Abram was very rich in cattle, silver, and gold.
3 He ·left [L went by stages from] ·southern Canaan [L the Negev] and went back to Bethel where ·he had camped before [L his tent had been], between Bethel and Ai [12:8], 4 and where he had built an altar [L at first]. So he ·worshiped [L called on the name of] the Lord there.
5 During this time Lot was traveling with Abram, and Lot also had flocks, herds, and tents. 6 Abram and Lot had so many ·animals [L possessions] that the land could not support both of them together, 7 so Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen began to argue. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at this time.
8 Abram said to Lot, “There should be no arguing between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, because we are ·brothers [relatives]. 9 We should separate. ·The whole land is [L Is not the whole land…?] there in front of you. If you go to the left, I will go to the right. If you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
10 Lot looked all around and saw the whole Jordan ·Valley [or plain; region] and that there was much water there. It was like the Lord’s garden [C the garden of Eden], like the land of Egypt in the direction of Zoar [C name meaning “small,” in the vicinity of Sodom and Gomorrah; 14:2, 17; 19:23–24]. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah [19:1–29].) 11 So Lot chose to move east and live in the Jordan Valley [13:10]. In this way Abram and Lot separated. 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived among the cities in the Jordan Valley [13:10], ·very near to [L he moved his tent near] Sodom. 13 Now the people of Sodom were very evil and were always sinning against the Lord.
14 After Lot ·left [L had separated from him], the Lord said to Abram, “Look all around you—to the north and south and east and west. 15 All this land that you see I will give to you and your ·descendants [L seed] forever. 16 I will make your ·descendants [L seed] as many as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust on the earth, he could count your ·people [L seed]. 17 Get up! Walk through ·all [L the length and width of] this land because I am now giving it to you.”
18 So Abram moved his tents and went to live near the great ·trees [L oaks; or terebinths] of Mamre [C an area near Hebron, named after an Amorite leader; 14:13, 24] at the city of Hebron [C nineteen miles south of Jerusalem]. There he built an altar to the Lord.
Genesis 13
English Standard Version
Abram and Lot Separate
13 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, (A)into the Negeb.
2 (B)Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4 to (C)the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the Lord. 5 And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, 6 so that (D)the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, 7 (E)and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time (F)the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land.
8 Then Abram said to Lot, (G)“Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, (H)for we are kinsmen.[a] 9 (I)Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.” 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the (J)Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like (K)the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of (L)Zoar. (This was before the Lord (M)destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other. 12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom (N)were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.
14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, (O)northward and southward and eastward and westward, 15 for all the land that you see I will give (P)to you and (Q)to your offspring forever. 16 (R)I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. 17 Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.” 18 So Abram moved his tent and came and (S)settled by the (T)oaks[b] of Mamre, which (U)are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.
Footnotes
- Genesis 13:8 Hebrew we are men, brothers
- Genesis 13:18 Or terebinths
Genesis 13
Ang Biblia, 2001
Naghiwalay sina Abram at Lot
13 Umahon sa Negeb mula sa Ehipto si Abram, ang kanyang asawa, dala ang lahat ng kanyang pag-aari, at si Lot.
2 At si Abram ay napakayaman sa hayop, pilak, at ginto.
3 Nagpatuloy si Abram ng kanyang paglalakbay mula sa Negeb hanggang sa Bethel, hanggang sa dakong kinaroroonan ng kanyang tolda sa pagitan ng Bethel at ng Ai;
4 sa lugar ng dambana na kanyang ginawa roon nang una; at doon ay tinawag ni Abram ang pangalan ng Panginoon.
5 Si Lot na sumama kay Abram ay mayroon ding mga tupa, baka, at mga tolda.
6 Hindi makayanan ng lupain na sila'y manirahang magkasama sapagkat napakarami ng kanilang pag-aari.
Paghiwalay kay Lot
7 At nagkaroon ng pagtatalo ang mga pastol ng hayop ni Abram at ang mga pastol ng hayop ni Lot. Ang Cananeo at ang Perezeo ay naninirahan noon sa lupain.
8 Sinabi ni Abram kay Lot, “Huwag na tayong magkaroon ng pagtatalo, maging ang ating mga pastol, sapagkat tayo'y magkapatid.
9 Di ba nasa harapan mo ang buong lupain? Humiwalay ka sa akin. Kapag kinuha mo ang nasa kaliwa, ako ay pupunta sa kanan; o kapag kinuha mo ang nasa kanan, ako ay pupunta sa kaliwa.”
10 Inilibot(A) ni Lot ang kanyang paningin, at natanaw niya ang buong libis ng Jordan na pawang natutubigang mabuti gaya ng halamanan ng Panginoon, gaya ng lupain ng Ehipto, sa gawi ng Zoar; ito ay bago winasak ng Panginoon ang Sodoma at Gomorra.
11 Kaya't pinili ni Lot para sa kanya ang buong libis ng Jordan; at si Lot ay naglakbay sa silangan at sila'y kapwa naghiwalay.
12 Nanirahan si Abram sa lupain ng Canaan, at si Lot ay nanirahan sa mga bayan ng libis, at inilipat ang kanyang tolda hanggang sa Sodoma.
13 Ang mga tao nga sa Sodoma ay napakasama at makasalanan sa harap ng Panginoon.
Nagtungo si Abram sa Hebron
14 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Abram pagkatapos na humiwalay si Lot sa kanya, “Itaas mo ngayon ang iyong paningin, at tumanaw ka mula sa dakong iyong kinalalagyan, sa dakong hilaga, timog, silangan, at sa kanluran;
15 sapagkat(B) ang buong lupaing natatanaw mo ay ibibigay ko sa iyo, at sa iyong binhi magpakailanman.
16 Gagawin kong parang alabok ng lupa ang iyong binhi, at kung mabibilang ng sinuman ang alabok ng lupa, ang iyong binhi ay mabibilang din.
17 Tumindig ka! Lakarin mo ang lupain, ang kanyang haba at luwang sapagkat ibibigay ko ito sa iyo.”
18 At inilipat ni Abram ang kanyang tolda, at humayo at nanirahan sa gitna ng mga punong ensina ni Mamre na nasa Hebron, at siya'y nagtayo roon ng dambana sa Panginoon.
The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
