GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 Abram left Egypt with his wife and everything he had and went to the Negev. Lot was with him.
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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 Abram was very rich because he had livestock, silver, and gold.
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Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
3 He traveled from place to place. He went from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the area between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been originally,
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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 where he had first made an altar. There Abram worshiped the LORD.
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and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5 Lot, who had been traveling with Abram, also had his own sheep, cattle, and tents.
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Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 There wasn't enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain 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.
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