| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Abram traveled from Egypt, along with his wife and everyone who belonged to his household —including Lot—to the Negev. | 1So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned. |
| 2Now Abram had become quite wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold. | 2(Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.) |
| 3He journeyed by stages from the Negev to Bethel, the place where his tent had formerly been, between Bethel and Ai, | 3From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before. |
| 4where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD. | 4This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the LORD again. |
| 5Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep, herds, and tents. | 5Lot, who was traveling with Abram, had also become very wealthy with flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and many tents. |
| 6But the land could not support them living together, because they had so many livestock that they could not stay together. | 6But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. |
| 7There was strife between the herdsmen in charge of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen in charge of Lot's livestock. Also, at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land. | 7So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.) |
| 8So Abram told Lot, "Please, let's not have strife between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives. | 8Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! |
| 9Isn't the whole land available to you? Let's separate: If you go to the left, then I will go to the right; if you go to the right, then I will go to the left." | 9The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.” |
| 10Lot looked around and noticed that the whole Jordan plain as far as Zoar was well-watered like the garden of the LORD or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) | 10Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the LORD or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) |
| 11So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan plain. Then Lot traveled eastward, and they separated from each other. | 11Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram. |
| 12So Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain, setting up his tent in the vicinity of Sodom. | 12So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain. |
| 13Now the men of Sodom were particularly evil and sinful in their defiance of the LORD. | 13But the people of this area were extremely wicked and constantly sinned against the LORD. |
| 14After Lot had separated from Abram, the LORD told Abram, "Look off to the north, south , east, and west from where you're living, | 14After Lot had gone, the LORD said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west. |
| 15because I'm going to give you and your descendants all of the land that you see—forever! | 15I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession. |
| 16I'll make your descendants as plentiful as the specks of dust of the earth, so that if one could count the specks of dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted. | 16And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted! |
| 17Get up! Walk throughout the length and breadth of the land, because I'm going to give it to you." | 17Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.” |
| 18So Abram moved his tent and settled beside the oaks of Mamre that are by Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD. | 18So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the LORD. |
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