Abramאַבְרָםwent upוַיַּעַלfrom Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםto the Negev,הַנֶּגְבָּהheהוּאand his wifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had,לוֹand Lotוְלוֹטwith him.עִמּוֹ
Abramוְאַבְרָםwas veryמְאֹדrichכָּבֵדin livestock,בַּמִּקְנֶהin silver,בַּכֶּסֶףand in gold.וּבַזָּהָב
He wentוַיֵּלֶךְon his journeysלְמַסָּעָיוfrom the Negevמִנֶּגֶבas far asוְעַדBethel,בֵּית אֵלtoעַדthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםhis tentאָהֳלוֹhad beenהָיָהat the beginning,בַּתְּחִלָּהbetweenבֵּיןBethelבֵּית אֵלand Ai,וּבֵין הָעָי
to the placeאֶל מְקוֹםof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַthatאֲשֶׁרhe had madeעָשָׂהthereשָׁםat first.בָּרִאשֹׁנָהAnd thereוַ שָׁםAbramאַבְרָםcalled onיִּקְרָאthe nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH.יְהוָה
Lot also,וְגַם לְלוֹטwho wentהַהֹלֵךְwith Abram,אֶת אַבְרָםhadהָיָהsheep,צֹאןcattle,וּבָקָרand tents.וְאֹהָלִים
But the landוְ הָאָרֶץcould not supportלֹא נָשָׂאthemאֹתָםlivingלָשֶׁבֶתtogether,יַחְדָּוforכִּיtheir possessionsרְכוּשָׁםwereהָיָהgreat,רָבand they could notוְלֹא יָכְלוּliveלָשֶׁבֶתtogether.יַחְדָּו
So there wasוַיְהִיa quarrelרִיבbetweenבֵּיןthe herdsmenרֹעֵיof Abram’sאַבְרָםlivestockמִקְנֵהandוּthe herdsmenבֵין רֹעֵיof Lot’sלוֹטlivestock.מִקְנֵהThe Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִיand the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּיwere livingיֹשֵׁבthenאָזin the land.בָּאָרֶץ
Abramאַבְרָםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Lot,אֶל לוֹט“Pleaseנָאlet there be noאַל תְהִיstrifeמְרִיבָהbetween meבֵּינִיand you,וּבֵינֶיךָandוּbetweenבֵיןmy herdsmenרֹעַיandוּyour herdsmen,בֵין רֹעֶיךָforכִּיweאֲנָחְנוּare men,אֲנָשִׁיםbrothers.אַחִים
Is notהֲלֹאthe wholeכָלlandהָאָרֶץbefore you?לְפָנֶיךָPleaseנָאseparateהִפָּרֶדfrom me.מֵעָלָיIfאִםyou go to the left,הַשְּׂמֹאלI will go to the right;וְאֵימִנָהand ifוְאִםyou go to the right,הַיָּמִיןI will go to the left.”וְאַשְׂמְאִילָה
Lotלוֹטliftedוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesאֶת עֵינָיוand sawוַיַּרְאthe wholeאֶת כָּלplainכִּכַּרof the Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןthatכִּיall of itכֻלָּהּwas well-wateredמַשְׁקֶה(beforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהdestroyedשַׁחֵתSodomאֶת סְדֹםand Gomorrah)וְאֶת עֲמֹרָהlike the gardenכְּגַןof YHWH,יְהוָהlike the landכְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםas you goבֹּאֲכָהtoward Zoar.צֹעַר
So Lotוַ לוֹטchoseיִּבְחַרfor himselfלוֹthe wholeאֵת כָּלplainכִּכַּרof the Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand Lotוַ לוֹטjourneyedיִּסַּעeastward;מִקֶּדֶםand they separated,וַיִּפָּרְדוּeachאִישׁfromמֵעַלhis brother.אָחִיו
Abramאַבְרָםlivedיָשַׁבin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנָעַןand Lotוְלוֹטlivedיָשַׁבin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof the plainהַכִּכָּרand moved his tentוַיֶּאֱהַלas far asעַדSodom.סְדֹם
Now the menוְאַנְשֵׁיof Sodomסְדֹםwere evilרָעִיםand greatוְ מְאֹדsinnersחַטָּאִיםagainst YHWH.לַיהוָה
YHWHוַיהוָהsaidאָמַרto Abram,אֶל אַבְרָםafterאַחֲרֵיLotלוֹטhad separatedהִפָּרֶדfrom him,מֵעִמּוֹ“Lift upשָׂאnowנָאyour eyesעֵינֶיךָand lookוּרְאֵהfromמִןthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁרyouאַתָּהare,שָׁםnorthwardצָפֹנָהand southwardוָנֶגְבָּהand eastwardוָקֵדְמָהand westward;וָיָמָּה
forכִּיallאֶת כָּלthe landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרyouאַתָּהseeרֹאֶהI will give itאֶתְּנֶנָּהto youלְךָand to your offspringוּלְזַרְעֲךָforever.עַד עוֹלָם
I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּיyour offspringאֶת זַרְעֲךָlike the dustכַּעֲפַרof the earth,הָאָרֶץso thatאֲשֶׁרifאִםanyoneאִישׁcanיוּכַלcountלִמְנוֹתthe dustאֶת עֲפַרof the earth,הָאָרֶץyour offspring alsoגַּם זַרְעֲךָcan be counted.יִמָּנֶה
Get up,קוּםwalk throughהִתְהַלֵּךְthe landבָּאָרֶץalong its lengthלְאָרְכָּהּand along its width,וּלְרָחְבָּהּforכִּיto youלְךָI will give it.”אֶתְּנֶנָּה
So Abramוַ אַבְרָםmoved his tentיֶּאֱהַלand cameוַיָּבֹאand livedוַיֵּשֶׁבby the oaksבְּאֵלֹנֵיof Mamre,מַמְרֵאwhichאֲשֶׁרare in Hebron,בְּחֶבְרוֹןand he builtוַיִּבֶןthereשָׁםan altarמִזְבֵּחַto YHWH.לַיהוָה