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Genesis 13
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Genesis 13
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Abram en Lot gaan hun eigen weg
13 Zo verlieten zij Egypte en trokken weer noordwaarts naar de Negev: Abram, zijn vrouw, Lot en alles wat zij bezaten. 2 Abram had veel vee, zilver en goud. 3 Zij trokken net zo lang in noordelijke richting tot ze bij hun oude kamp tussen Betel en Ai kwamen. 4 Het altaar dat Abram daar had gebouwd, stond er nog en opnieuw aanbad Abram daar de naam van de Here.
5 Lot had net als Abram veel vee en tenten voor zichzelf en zijn dienaren. 6 Daarom konden zij niet bij elkaar blijven, want het land was niet groot genoeg voor al hun vee. 7 De herders van Abram en Lot kregen zelfs onderling ruzie, wat gevaarlijk was vanwege de vijandige Kanaänieten en Perizzieten die daar woonden.
8 Abram besprak het probleem met Lot. ‘Het is niet goed dat wij ruzie maken en dat onze herders met elkaar overhoop liggen,’ meende hij. ‘Wij zijn tenslotte familie! 9 Laten we daarom uit elkaar gaan, er is hier plaats genoeg. Als jij een stuk grond in het oosten kiest, ga ik naar het westen. Als jij een plaats in het westen kiest, ga ik naar het oosten.’ 10 Lot keek goed om zich heen en zag het vruchtbare gebied langs de rivier de Jordaan, met overal genoeg water. Voordat de Here Sodom en Gomorra vernietigde, leek het gebied tot Soar aan toe wel op de hof van Eden of het land Egypte. 11 Daarom koos Lot voor de Jordaanstreek in het oosten en trok er met zijn vee en zijn dienaren heen. Hij en Abram gingen uit elkaar. 12 Abram bleef in Kanaän en Lot vestigde zich in de steden van de Jordaanstreek in de buurt van de stad Sodom. 13 Maar de inwoners van dit gebied waren erg slecht en zondigden tegen de Here.
14,15 Nadat Lot was vertrokken, zei de Here tegen Abram: ‘Kijk zo ver u kunt naar alle kanten, want al dit land zal Ik u en uw nakomelingen geven. 16 Ik zal u zoveel nakomelingen geven dat ze, net als het stof van de aarde, niet kunnen worden geteld!
17 Doorkruis dit land in alle richtingen, dan zult u zien wat Ik u allemaal ga geven.’ 18 Abram sloeg zijn kamp op bij de eikenbossen van Mamre, in de buurt van Hebron en bouwde daar een altaar voor de Here.
Genesis 13
World English Bible
Genesis 13
World English Bible
13 Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South. 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 He went on his journeys 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 place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on Yahweh’s name. 5 Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, herds, and tents. 6 The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their possessions were so great that they couldn’t live together. 7 There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land at that time. 8 Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives. 9 Isn’t the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left.”
10 Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar. 11 So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves from one another. 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against Yahweh.
14 Yahweh said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, 15 for I will give all the land which you see to you and to your offspring forever. 16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted. 17 Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its width; for I will give it to you.”
18 Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.
Genesis 13
New International Version
Genesis 13
New International Version
Abram and Lot Separate
13 So Abram went up from Egypt(A) to the Negev,(B) with his wife and everything he had, and Lot(C) went with him. 2 Abram had become very wealthy(D) in livestock(E) and in silver and gold.
3 From the Negev(F) he went from place to place until he came to Bethel,(G) to the place between Bethel and Ai(H) where his tent had been earlier 4 and where he had first built an altar.(I) There Abram called on the name of the Lord.(J)
5 Now Lot,(K) who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.(L) 7 And quarreling(M) arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites(N) and Perizzites(O) were also living in the land(P) at that time.
8 So Abram said to Lot,(Q) “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me,(R) or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.(S) 9 Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”(T)
10 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain(U) of the Jordan toward Zoar(V) was well watered, like the garden of the Lord,(W) like the land of Egypt.(X) (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom(Y) and Gomorrah.)(Z) 11 So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan,(AA) while Lot(AB) lived among the cities of the plain(AC) and pitched his tents near Sodom.(AD) 13 Now the people of Sodom(AE) were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.(AF)
14 The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.(AG) 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[a] forever.(AH) 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.(AI) 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land,(AJ) for I am giving it to you.”(AK)
18 So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre(AL) at Hebron,(AM) where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord.(AN)
Footnotes
- Genesis 13:15 Or seed; also in verse 16
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