| New King James Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. | 1Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev--he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him. |
| 2Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. | 2Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold. |
| 3And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, | 3He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been, |
| 4to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD. | 4to the site where he had built the altar. And Abram called on the name of the LORD there. |
| 5Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents. | 5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents. |
| 6Now the land was not able to support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together. | 6But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together, |
| 7And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land. | 7and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.) |
| 8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. | 8So Abram said to Lot, "Please, let's not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives. |
| 9Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.” | 9Isn't the whole land before you? Separate from me: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left." |
| 10And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. | 10Lot looked out and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the LORD's garden and the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) |
| 11Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other. | 11So Lot chose the entire plain of the Jordan for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other. |
| 12Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. | 12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities on the plain and set up his tent near Sodom. |
| 13But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD. | 13(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the LORD.) |
| 14And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; | 14After Lot had separated from him, the LORD said to Abram, "Look from the place where you are. Look north and south, east and west, |
| 15for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever. | 15for I will give you and your offspring forever all the land that you see. |
| 16And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. | 16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. |
| 17Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.” | 17Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you." |
| 18Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the LORD. | 18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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