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
New King James Version
Abram Inherits Canaan
13 Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and (A)Lot with him, (B)to the [a]South. 2 (C)Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journey (D)from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4 to the (E)place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram (F)called on the name of the Lord.
5 Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents. 6 Now (G)the land was not able to [b]support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together. 7 And there was (H)strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (I)The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land.
8 So Abram said to Lot, (J)“Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. 9 (K)Is not the whole land before you? Please (L)separate from me. (M)If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”
10 And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all (N)the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord (O)destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) (P)like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward (Q)Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other. 12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot (R)dwelt in the cities of the plain and (S)pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom (T)were exceedingly wicked and (U)sinful against the Lord.
14 And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot (V)had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—(W)northward, southward, eastward, and westward; 15 for all the land which you see (X)I give to you and (Y)your [c]descendants forever. 16 And (Z)I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. 17 Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”
18 (AA)Then Abram moved his tent, and went and (AB)dwelt by [d]the terebinth trees of Mamre, (AC)which are in Hebron, and built an (AD)altar there to the Lord.
Footnotes
- Genesis 13:1 Heb. Negev
- Genesis 13:6 Lit. bear
- Genesis 13:15 Lit. seed
- Genesis 13:18 Heb. Alon Mamre
Gênesis 13
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Abrão e Lot separam-se
13 E assim deixaram o Egito e dirigiram-se para o norte, em direção a uma região a sul de Canaã, o Negueve. Ia com Abrão a sua mulher, Lot e tudo o que possuíam. 2 Abrão tinha-se tornado muito rico, não só em gado como em prata e ouro.
3 E continuou sempre para o norte em direção a Betel, até ao lugar onde tinha acampado primeiramente, entre Betel e Ai. 4 Lá, diante do altar que anteriormente tinha construído, invocou o nome do Senhor.
5 Lot também tinha enriquecido muito na companhia de Abrão, possuindo igualmente gado em abundância e muitos criados, 6 de tal forma que aquele sítio se tornava muito acanhado para viverem juntos; porque era muito o que ambos tinham. 7 E havia disputas entre os pastores de um e de outro. Os cananeus e os perizeus viviam por ali perto.
8 Então Abrão decidiu conversar seriamente com Lot sobre o assunto: “Estas contendas entre a nossa gente têm de acabar. Porque a verdade é que somos parentes chegados! 9 Ora é certo que não falta aí terra com espaço bastante para ser ocupada. O melhor portanto é separarmo-nos. Escolhe tu; eu saio daqui, se quiseres ficar. Caso contrário, fico eu e sais tu.”
10 Lot observou então com atenção a bela e fértil planície do Jordão, bem regada que era, antes do Senhor ter destruído Sodoma e Gomorra. Toda aquela região era tão fértil que parecia o próprio jardim do Senhor ou a bela zona de Zoar, quando se entra no Egito. 11 Por isso, Lot escolheu para si toda aquela planície do Jordão, que se encontrava a oriente deles. 12 E assim deixou Abrão e foi para lá com tudo o que tinha, passando a viver no meio daquelas cidades da campina, estabelecendo-se perto de Sodoma. Enquanto Abrão continuou a viver onde estava, na terra de Canaã. 13 A gente que morava naquela região de Sodoma era particularmente perversa. Eram grandes pecadores contra o Senhor.
14 O Senhor dirigiu-se a Abrão, depois que Lot se separou dele: “Olha tão longe quanto puderes em todas as direções. 15 Porque toda essa terra te hei de dar a ti e aos teus descendentes para sempre. 16 E virão a ser tão numerosos que, tal como acontece com os grãos de pó da terra, será impossível contá-los. 17 Começa a percorrer a terra, em todas as direções; explora-a porque virá a ser tua.”
18 Abrão mudou-se novamente; foi viver junto dos carvalhais de Mamre, perto de Hebrom. E levantou aí um altar ao Senhor.
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