| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned. | 1So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, he and his wife and all that belonged to him, and Lot with him. |
| 2(Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.) | 2Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold. |
| 3From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before. | 3He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, |
| 4This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the LORD again. | 4to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. |
| 5Lot, who was traveling with Abram, had also become very wealthy with flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and many tents. | 5Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. |
| 6But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. | 6And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together. |
| 7So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.) | 7And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land. |
| 8Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! | 8So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers. |
| 9The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.” | 9"Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me; if to the left, then I will go to the right; or if to the right, then I will go to the left." |
| 10Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the LORD or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) | 10Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere-- this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah-- like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. |
| 11Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram. | 11So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other. |
| 12So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain. | 12Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom. |
| 13But the people of this area were extremely wicked and constantly sinned against the LORD. | 13Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the LORD. |
| 14After Lot had gone, the LORD said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west. | 14The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; |
| 15I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession. | 15for all the land which you see, I will give it to you and to your descendants forever. |
| 16And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted! | 16"I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered. |
| 17Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.” | 17"Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you." |
| 18So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the LORD. | 18Then Abram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD. |
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