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Genesis 9-16 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 17:56, October 29, 2009
, 17:56, October 29, 2009→Chapter 13
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|And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
|And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
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|[[Abraham|Abram]] went up out of [[Egypt]], along with his wife and everything he possessed, into the Negev region. [[Lot]] went with him.
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|And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
|And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
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|Abram was exceedingly rich in cattle, [[silver]], and [[gold]].
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|And 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;
|And 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;
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|He traveled onward from the Negev as far as [[Bethel]], to the place where he had first encamped, between Bethel and Hai,
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|Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
|Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
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|to the place of the alter he had first built there, where he had called on the Name of the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]].
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|And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
|And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
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|Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and a large camp.
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|And 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.
|And 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.
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|The land could not support them both making camp in the same place. Their livestock herds were simply too great for the land to support.
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|And 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.
|And 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.
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|A feud developed between Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen, the Canaanites and the Perizzites then living in the land.
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|And 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.
|And 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.
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|Abram said to Lot, "Please let's not have a feud between me and you, and between my herdsmen and yours. After all, we're relatives!
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|Is 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.
|Is 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.
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|You've got the whole land in front of you. Please separate yourself from me. If you go left, I'll go right, or if you go right, I'll go left."
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|And 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.
|And 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.
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|Lot lifted up his eyes, and looked at all the plain of [[Jordan]], and realized that it was well-irrigated everywhere (before the L<small>ORD</small> destroyed [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]]). In fact it was as well-irrigated as the Garden of the L<small>ORD</small> had been, and as is the land of [[Egypt]], as one approaches [[Zoar]].
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|Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
|Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
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|Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan. Lot traveled eastward, and they separated themselves from one another.
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|Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
|Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
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|Abram settled in the land of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]], and Lot settled among the cities of the plain, and camped near Sodom.
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|But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
|But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
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|The men of Sodom were wicked and sinful against the L<small>ORD</small> to an extreme degree.
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|And 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:
|And 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:
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|The L<small>ORD</small> told Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from where you stand, to the north, south, east, and west.
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|For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
|For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
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|All the land that you can see, I will give to you, and to your descendants forever.
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|And 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.
|And 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.
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|I will make your descendants as numerous as the dry powder of the [[earth]], so that if a man could count the powder grains of the earth, your descendants will have a comparable number.
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|Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
|Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
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|Get up and walk through the length and breadth of the land, because I am giving it to you."
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|The Hebrew imperfect tense does not have to be future; it merely expresses action that has not yet been completed.
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|Then 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.
|Then 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.
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|Then Abram struck camp, and came to settle in the plain of Mamre, in [[Hebron]], and built an altar to the L<small>ORD</small> there.
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==Chapter 14==
==Chapter 14==