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1 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb.
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So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him.
2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
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Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
3 He journeyed on by stages from the Negeb as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
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From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier
4 to the place where he had made an altar at the first; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
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and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents,
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Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,
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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.
7 and there was strife between the herders of Abram's livestock and the herders of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land.
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And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
8 Then Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herders and my herders; for we are kindred.
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So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.
9 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."
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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.”
10 Lot looked about him, and saw that the plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar; this was before the Lord had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
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