Genesis 13

Avram returns from Mitsrayim wealthy, separates from Lot due to strife between their herdsmen; Lot chooses the plain of the Yarden toward Ts'oar, while Avram settles in Kena'an; YHWH reaffirms the land promise to Avram's zera (seed) from the sea to the nehar (river).

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Verse 3
And he journeyed and he went on his journeys for his journey-stages from the Negev from the arid south even to and up to Bethel House of El Beyt El — toward Beyt El to up to the place the standing-place where that-which had been he was / he became there in that place his tent his tent — his tent-dwelling at the beginning in the beginning between between Bethel House of El Beyt El — toward Beyt El and between and between Ai the Ruin-City the Ay
וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe And he journeyed and he went HC/Vqw3ms לְ/מַסָּעָ֔י/ו 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤏𐤉/𐤅 lemasaayv on his journeys for his journey-stages HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מִ/נֶּ֖גֶב 𐤌/𐤍𐤂𐤁 minegev from the Negev from the arid south HR/Ncmsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and up to HC/R בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Bethel House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֑ל 𐤀𐤋 el toward Beyt El HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR הַ/מָּק֗וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr הָ֨יָה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah had been he was / he became HVqp3ms שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD אהל/ה 𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤄 hlh his tent his tent HNcmsc/Sp3ms אָֽהֳל/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤅 aholo his tent-dwelling HNcmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֔ה 𐤁/𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤄 batechilah at the beginning in the beginning HRd/Ncfsa בֵּ֥ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 Bethel House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֖ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 toward Beyt El HNp וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R הָ/עָֽי 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np
Verse 7
And there was and he became strife dispute between between herdmen shepherds of of cattle acquired livestock Abram's Exalted Father Averam and between and between herdmen shepherds of of cattle acquired livestock Lot's Lot Lot and the Canaanite and the Canaanite and the Kenaani and the Perizzite and the open-country dweller and the Perizi then at that time dwelled dwelling-one of in the land in the land
וַֽ/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And there was and he became HC/Vqw3ms רִ֗יב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv strife dispute HNcbsa בֵּ֚ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR רֹעֵ֣י 𐤓𐤏𐤉 roey herdmen shepherds of HVqrmpc מִקְנֵֽה 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄 miqeneh of cattle acquired livestock HNcmsc אַבְרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram's Exalted Father Averam HNp וּ/בֵ֖ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R רֹעֵ֣י 𐤓𐤏𐤉 roey-2 herdmen shepherds of HVqrmpc מִקְנֵה 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄 miqeneh-2 of cattle acquired livestock HNcmsc ל֑וֹט 𐤋𐤅𐤈 lot Lot's Lot Lot HNp וְ/הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִי֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 vehakenaani and the Canaanite and the Canaanite and the Kenaani HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/פְּרִזִּ֔י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤉 vehaperizi and the Perizzite and the open-country dweller and the Perizi HC/Td/Ngmsa אָ֖ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time HD יֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev dwelled dwelling-one of HVqrmsa בָּ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa
Verse 8
said and he said Abram Exalted Father Averam to toward Lot Lot Lot no upon / over please please let there be let her be strife contention between me between me and you and between you and between and between my herdsmen my shepherds and and between your herdsmen your shepherds for for/because men men brothers brothers we are we ourselves
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR ל֗וֹט 𐤋𐤅𐤈 lot Lot Lot Lot HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al no upon / over HTn נָ֨א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe תְהִ֤י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi let there be let her be HVqj3fs מְרִיבָה֙ 𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤄 merivah strife contention HNcfsa בֵּינִ֣/י 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beyni between me between me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בֵינֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 uveyneykha and you and between you HC/R/Sp2ms וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R רֹעַ֖/י 𐤓𐤏/𐤉 roay my herdsmen my shepherds HVqrmpc/Sp1cs וּ/בֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn-2 and and between HC/R רֹעֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤓𐤏𐤉/𐤊 roeykha your herdsmen your shepherds HVqrmpc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אֲנָשִׁ֥ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa אַחִ֖ים 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌 achim brothers brothers HNcmpa אֲנָֽחְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we are we ourselves HPp1cp
Verse 10
lifted up and he lifted Lot Lot Lot - object-marker his eyes his two eyes and saw and he saw - object-marker all entirety of plain round-circuit of of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden that for/because it was her entirety well watered drink-provider before to the face of destroyed to bring to ruin the LORD Yahweh Yahweh - object-marker Sodom Sedom Sedom and and object-marker Gomorrah Gomorrah-Heap Amorah like the garden like an enclosed garden of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh like the land as land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim as you go your coming to Zoar Smallness Tsoar
וַ/יִּשָּׂא 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀 vayisa lifted up and he lifted HC/Vqw3ms ל֣וֹט 𐤋𐤅𐤈 lot Lot Lot Lot HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo עֵינָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv his eyes his two eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּרְא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc כִּכַּ֣ר 𐤊𐤊𐤓 kikar plain round-circuit of HNcbsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC כֻלָּ֖/הּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 khulah it was her entirety HNcmsc/Sp3fs מַשְׁקֶ֑ה 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤄 masheqeh well watered drink-provider HNcmsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc שַׁחֵ֣ת 𐤔𐤇𐤕 shachet destroyed to bring to ruin HVpc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 - object-marker HTo סְדֹם֙ 𐤎𐤃𐤌 sedom Sodom Sedom Sedom HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To עֲמֹרָ֔ה 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤄 amorah Gomorrah Gomorrah-Heap Amorah HNp כְּ/גַן 𐤊/𐤂𐤍 kegan like the garden like an enclosed garden HR/Ncbsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤊/𐤀𐤓𐤑 keerets like the land as land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp בֹּאֲ/כָ֖ה 𐤁𐤀/𐤊𐤄 boakhah as you go your coming HVqc/Sp2ms צֹֽעַר 𐤑𐤏𐤓 tsoar to Zoar Smallness Tsoar HNp
Verse 14
the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh said he said to toward Abram Exalted Father Averam after after, following had separated separate yourself Lot Lot Lot from him from with him lift up Lift up! now please your eyes your two eyes and look and see! from from the place the standing-place where that-which you you are in that place northward toward the hidden-north and southward the arid southland and eastward and toward the front and westward and sea-ward
וַֽ/יהוָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp אַחֲרֵי֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR הִפָּֽרֶד 𐤄𐤐𐤓𐤃 hipared had separated separate yourself HVNc ל֣וֹט 𐤋𐤅𐤈 lot Lot Lot Lot HNp מֵֽ/עִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤌/𐤏𐤌/𐤅 meimo from him from with him HR/R/Sp3ms שָׂ֣א 𐤔𐤀 sa lift up Lift up! HVqv2ms נָ֤א 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eyneykha your eyes your two eyes HNcbdc/Sp2ms וּ/רְאֵ֔ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 ureeh and look and see! HC/Vqv2ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/מָּק֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms שָׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham are in that place HD צָפֹ֥נָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah northward toward the hidden-north HNcfsa/Sd וָ/נֶ֖גְבָּ/ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤁/𐤄 vanegebah and southward the arid southland HC/Ncmsa/Sd וָ/קֵ֥דְמָ/ה 𐤅/𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤄 vaqedemah and eastward and toward the front HC/Ncmsa/Sd וָ/יָֽמָּ/ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤌/𐤄 vayamah and westward and sea-ward HC/Ncmsa/Sd
Verse 16
and I will make and I will set [direct object marker] object-marker your seed/descendants your seed like the dust as dust of the earth the earth so that that-which if if / whether can be able he is able a man man to number/count to count out [direct object marker] object-marker dust dust of the earth the earth then also also your seed/descendants your seed will be numbered he will be counted
וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֥י 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉 vesameti and I will make and I will set HC/Vqq1cs אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo זַרְעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha your seed/descendants your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms כַּ/עֲפַ֣ר 𐤊/𐤏𐤐𐤓 kaafar like the dust as dust HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher so that that-which HTr אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC יוּכַ֣ל 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal can be able he is able HVqi3ms אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa לִ/מְנוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 limenot to number/count to count out HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עֲפַ֣ר 𐤏𐤐𐤓 afar dust dust HNcmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa גַּֽם 𐤂𐤌 gam then also also HTa זַרְעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha-2 your seed/descendants your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms יִמָּנֶֽה 𐤉𐤌𐤍𐤄 yimaneh will be numbered he will be counted HVNi3ms
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