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Genesis Chapter 13

1 and~he~will~make~GO.UP(V) (וַיַּעַל / wai'ya'al) Avram (אַבְרָם / av'ram) from~Mits'rayim (מִמִּצְרַיִם / mi'mits'ra'yim) HE (הוּא / hu) and~WOMAN~him (וְאִשְׁתּוֹ / wê'ish'to) and~ALL (וְכָל / wê'khol) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) to~~him (לוֹ / lo) and~Lot (וְלוֹט / wê'lot) WITH~him (עִמּוֹ / i'mo) the~SOUTH~unto (הַנֶּגְבָּה / ha'neg'bah)

RMT: and Avram went up from Mits'rayim, he and his woman and all which belong to him, and Lot who was with him, unto the south,

2 and~Avram (וְאַבְרָם / wê'av'ram) HEAVY (כָּבֵד / ka'veyd) MANY (מְאֹד / mê'od) in~LIVESTOCK (בַּמִּקְנֶה / ba'miq'neh) in~SILVER (בַּכֶּסֶף / ba'ke'seph) and~in~GOLD (וּבַזָּהָב / u'va'za'hav)

RMT: and Avram was much heavy[105] in livestock, in silver and in gold,

3 and~he~will~WALK(V) (וַיֵּלֶךְ / wai'yey'lekh) to~JOURNEY~s~him (לְמַסָּעָיו / lê'ma'sa'aw) from~SOUTH (מִנֶּגֶב / mi'ne'gev) and~UNTIL (וְעַד / wê'ad) Beyt-El (בֵּית־אֵל / beyt-eyl) UNTIL (עַד / ad) the~AREA (הַמָּקוֹם / ha'ma'qom) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) he~did~EXIST(V) (הָיָה / hai'yah) THERE (שָׁם / sham) TENT~her (אָהֳלֹה / a'ha'loh)[106] in~the~FIRST.TIME (בַּתְּחִלָּה / bat'hhi'lah) BETWEEN (בֵּין / beyn) Beyt-El (בֵּית־אֵל / beyt-eyl) and~BETWEEN (וּבֵין / u'veyn) the~Ay (הָעָי / ha'ai)

RMT: and he walked on his journey from the south and as far as Beyt-El, as far as the area where her tent[107] existed the first time, between Beyt-El and the Ay.

4 TO (אֶל / el) AREA (מְקוֹם / mê'qom) the~ALTAR (הַמִּזְבֵּחַ / ha'miz'bey'ahh) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) he~did~DO(V) (עָשָׂה / a'sah) THERE (שָׁם / sham) in~the~FIRST (בָּרִאשֹׁנָה / ba'ri'sho'nah) and~he~will~CALL.OUT(V) (וַיִּקְרָא / wai'yiq'ra) THERE (שָׁם / sham) Avram (אַבְרָם / av'ram) in~TITLE (בְּשֵׁם / bê'sheym) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH)

RMT: To the area of the altar which he made there first, and there Avram called out in the title of YHWH[108],

5 and~ALSO (וְגַם / wê'gam) to~Lot (לְלוֹט / lê'lot) the~WALK(V)~ing(ms) (הַהֹלֵךְ / ha'ho'leykh) AT (אֶת / et) Avram (אַבְרָם / av'ram) he~did~EXIST(V) (הָיָה / hai'yah) FLOCKS (צֹאן / tson) and~CATTLE (וּבָקָר / u'va'qar) and~TENT~s (וְאֹהָלִים / wê'o'ha'lim)

RMT: and also belonging to Lot, the one walking with Avram, existed flocks and cattle and tents,

6 and~NOT (וְלֹא / wê'lo) he~did~LIFT.UP(V) (נָשָׂא / na'sa) AT~them(m) (אֹתָם / o'tam) the~LAND (הָאָרֶץ / ha'a'rets) to~>~SETTLE(V) (לָשֶׁבֶת / la'she'vet) TOGETHER (יַחְדָּו / yahh'daw) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) he~did~EXIST(V) (הָיָה / hai'yah) GOODS~them(m) (רְכוּשָׁם / rê'khu'sham) ABUNDANT (רָב / rav) and~NOT (וְלֹא / wê'lo) they~did~BE.ABLE(V) (יָכְלוּ / yakh'lu) to~>~SETTLE(V) (לָשֶׁבֶת / la'she'vet) TOGETHER (יַחְדָּו / yahh'daw)

RMT: and the land did not lift them up[109] to settle together, given that their goods existed abundantly and they were not able to settle together,

7 and~he~will~EXIST(V) (וַיְהִי / wai'hi) DISPUTE (רִיב / riv) BETWEEN (בֵּין / beyn) FEED(V)~ing(mp) (רֹעֵי / ro'ey) LIVESTOCK (מִקְנֵה / miq'neyh) Avram (אַבְרָם / av'ram) and~BETWEEN (וּבֵין / u'veyn) FEED(V)~ing(mp) (רֹעֵי / ro'ey) LIVESTOCK (מִקְנֵה / miq'neyh) Lot (לוֹט / lot) and~the~Kena'an~of (וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי / wê'hak'na'a'ni) and~the~Perez~of (וְהַפְּרִזִּי / wê'ha'pe'ri'zi) AT.THAT.TIME (אָז / az) SETTLE(V)~ing(ms) (יֹשֵׁב / yo'sheyv) in~the~LAND (בָּאָרֶץ / ba'a'rets)

RMT: and a dispute existed between the feeders of the livestock of Avram and the feeders of the livestock of Lot, and the ones of Kena'an and the ones of Perez were at that time settling in the land,

8 and~he~will~SAY(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) Avram (אַבְרָם / av'ram) TO (אֶל / el) Lot (לוֹט / lot) DO.NOT (אַל / al) PLEASE (נָא / na) she~will~EXIST(V) (תְהִי / tê'hi) CONTENTION (מְרִיבָה / mê'ri'vah) BETWEEN~me (בֵּינִי / bey'ni) and~BETWEEN~you(ms) (וּבֵינֶיךָ / u'vey'ney'kha)[110] and~BETWEEN (וּבֵין / u'veyn) FEED(V)~ing(mp)~me (רֹעַי / ro'ai) and~BETWEEN (וּבֵין / u'veyn) FEED(V)~ing(mp)~you(ms) (רֹעֶיךָ / ro'ey'kha) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) MAN~s (אֲנָשִׁים / a'na'shim) BROTHER~s (אַחִים / a'hhim) WE (אֲנָחְנוּ / a'nahh'nu)

RMT: and Avram said to Lot, please, do not let contention exist between me and you, and between my feeders and your feeders, given that we are men of brothers.

9 ?~NOT (הֲלֹא / ha'lo) ALL (כָל / khol) the~LAND (הָאָרֶץ / ha'a'rets) to~FACE~s~you(ms) (לְפָנֶיךָ / lê'pha'ney'kha) !(ms)~be~DIVIDE.APART(V) (הִפָּרֶד / hi'pa'red) PLEASE (נָא / na) from~UPON~me (מֵעָלָי / mey'a'lai) IF (אִם / im) the~LEFT.HAND (הַשְּׂמֹאל / has'mol) and~I~will~make~GO.RIGHT(V)~& (וְאֵימִנָה / wê'ey'mi'nah) and~IF (וְאִם / wê'im) the~RIGHT.HAND (הַיָּמִין / hai'ya'min) and~I~will~make~LEFT.HAND~& (וְאַשְׂמְאִילָה / wê'as'me'i'lah)

RMT: Is not all of the land to your face, please, be divided apart from upon me, if the left hand, I will go right and if the right hand, I will go left,

10 and~he~will~LIFT.UP(V) (וַיִּשָּׂא / wai'yi'sa) Lot (לוֹט / lot) AT (אֶת / et) EYE~s2~him (עֵינָיו / ey'naw) and~he~will~SEE(V) (וַיַּרְא / wai'yar) AT (אֶת / et) ALL (כָּל / kol) ROUNDNESS (כִּכַּר / ki'kar) the~Yarden (הַיַּרְדֵּן / hai'yar'deyn) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) ALL~her (כֻלָּהּ / khu'lah) DRINKING (מַשְׁקֶה / mash'qeh) to~FACE~s (לִפְנֵי / liph'ney) >~much~DAMAGE(V) (שַׁחֵת / sha'hheyt) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) AT (אֶת / et) Sedom (סְדֹם / sê'dom) and~AT (וְאֶת / wê'et) Ghamorah (עֲמֹרָה / a'mo'rah) like~GARDEN (כְּגַן / kê'gan) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) like~LAND (כְּאֶרֶץ / kê'e'rets) Mits'rayim (מִצְרַיִם / mits'ra'yim) >~COME(V)~you(ms)~& (בֹּאֲכָה / bo'a'khah) Tso'ar (צֹעַר / tso'ar)

RMT: and Lot lifted up his eyes and he saw all of the roundness of the Yarden, given that all of her was drinking[111], before YHWH damaged Sedom and Ghamorah, it was like the garden of YHWH, like the land of Mits'rayim as you come to Tso'ar,

11 and~he~will~CHOOSE(V) (וַיִּבְחַר / wai'yiv'hhar) to~~him (לוֹ / lo) Lot (לוֹט / lot) AT (אֵת / eyt) ALL (כָּל / kol) ROUNDNESS (כִּכַּר / ki'kar) the~Yarden (הַיַּרְדֵּן / hai'yar'deyn) and~he~will~JOURNEY(V) (וַיִּסַּע / wai'yi'sa) Lot (לוֹט / lot) from~EAST (מִקֶּדֶם / mi'qe'dem) and~they(m)~will~DIVIDE.APART(V) (וַיִּפָּרְדוּ / wai'yi'par'du) MAN (אִישׁ / ish) from~UPON (מֵעַל / mey'al) BROTHER~him (אָחִיו / a'hhiw)

RMT: and Lot chose for him all of the roundness of the Yarden, and Lot journeyed from the east and they divided apart, each from upon his brother.

12 Avram (אַבְרָם / av'ram) he~did~SETTLE(V) (יָשַׁב / ya'shav) in~LAND (בְּאֶרֶץ / bê'e'rets) Kena'an (כְּנָעַן / kê'na'an) and~Lot (וְלוֹט / wê'lot) he~did~SETTLE(V) (יָשַׁב / ya'shav) in~CITY~s (בְּעָרֵי / bê'a'rey) the~ROUNDNESS (הַכִּכָּר / ha'ki'kar) and~he~will~PITCH.TENT(V) (וַיֶּאֱהַל / wai'ye'e'hal) UNTIL (עַד / ad) Sedom (סְדֹם / sê'dom)

RMT: Avram had settled in the land of Kena'an, and Lot had settled in the cities of the roundness, and he pitched the tent as far as Sedom,

13 and~MAN~s (וְאַנְשֵׁי / wê'an'shey) Sedom (סְדֹם / sê'dom) DYSFUNCTIONAL~s (רָעִים / ra'im) and~FAILURE~s (וְחַטָּאִים / wê'hha'ta'im) to~YHWH (לַיהוָה / la'YHWH) MANY (מְאֹד / mê'od)

RMT: and the men of Sedom were dysfunctional and of many failures to YHWH,

14 and~YHWH (וַיהוָה / wa'YHWH) he~did~SAY(V) (אָמַר / a'mar) TO (אֶל / el) Avram (אַבְרָם / av'ram) AFTER (אַחֲרֵי / a'hha'rey) !(ms)~be~DIVIDE.APART(V) (הִפָּרֶד / hi'pa'red) Lot (לוֹט / lot) from~WITH~him (מֵעִמּוֹ / mey'i'mo) !(ms)~LIFT.UP(V) (שָׂא / sa) PLEASE (נָא / na) EYE~s2~you(ms) (עֵינֶיךָ / ey'ney'kha) and~!(ms)~SEE(V) (וּרְאֵה / ur'eyh) FROM (מִן / min) the~AREA (הַמָּקוֹם / ha'ma'qom) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) YOU(ms) (אַתָּה / a'tah) THERE (שָׁם / sham) NORTH~unto (צָפֹנָה / tsa'pho'nah) and~SOUTH~unto (וָנֶגְבָּה / wa'neg'bah) and~EAST~unto (וָקֵדְמָה / wa'qeyd'mah) and~SEA~unto (וָיָמָּה / wa'ya'mah)

RMT: and YHWH had said to Avram after Lot was divided apart from him, please, lift up your eyes and see the area from where you are, unto the north and unto the south and unto the east and unto the sea,

15 GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) AT (אֶת / et) ALL (כָּל / kol) the~LAND (הָאָרֶץ / ha'a'rets) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) YOU(ms) (אַתָּה / a'tah) SEE(V)~ing(ms) (רֹאֶה / ro'eh) to~~you(ms) (לְךָ / lê'kha) I~will~GIVE(V)~her (אֶתְּנֶנָּה / et'ne'nah) and~to~SEED~you(ms) (וּלְזַרְעֲךָ / ul'zar'a'kha) UNTIL (עַד / ad) DISTANT (עוֹלָם / o'lam)

RMT: given that all the land which you are seeing for yourself, I will give her and to your seed unto a distant time,

16 and~I~did~PLACE(V) (וְשַׂמְתִּי / wê'sam'ti) AT (אֶת / et) SEED~you(ms) (זַרְעֲךָ / zar'a'kha) like~DIRT (כַּעֲפַר / ka'a'phar) the~LAND (הָאָרֶץ / ha'a'rets) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) IF (אִם / im) he~will~BE.ABLE(V) (יוּכַל / yu'khal) MAN (אִישׁ / ish) to~>~RECKON(V) (לִמְנוֹת / lim'not) AT (אֶת / et) DIRT (עֲפַר / a'phar) the~LAND (הָאָרֶץ / ha'a'rets) ALSO (גַּם / gam) SEED~you(ms) (זַרְעֲךָ / zar'a'kha) he~will~be~RECKON(V) (יִמָּנֶה / yi'ma'neh)

RMT: and I will place your seed like the dirt of the land, which if a man will be able to reckon the dirt of the land, also your seed will be reckoned.

17 !(ms)~RISE(V) (קוּם / qum) !(ms)~self~WALK(V) (הִתְהַלֵּךְ / hit'ha'leykh) in~the~LAND (בָּאָרֶץ / ba'a'rets) to~LENGTH~her (לְאָרְכָּהּ / lê'ar'kah) and~to~WIDTH~her (וּלְרָחְבָּהּ / ul'rahh'bah) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) to~~you(ms) (לְךָ / lê'kha) I~will~GIVE(V)~her (אֶתְּנֶנָּה / et'ne'nah)

RMT: Rise and walk yourself in the land, to her length and to her width, given that I will give her to you,

18 and~he~will~PITCH.TENT(V) (וַיֶּאֱהַל / wai'ye'e'hal) Avram (אַבְרָם / av'ram) and~he~will~COME(V) (וַיָּבֹא / wai'ya'vo) and~he~will~SETTLE(V) (וַיֵּשֶׁב / wai'yey'shev) in~GREAT.TREE~s (בְּאֵלֹנֵי / bê'ey'lo'ney) Mamre (מַמְרֵא / mam'rey) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) in~Hhevron (בְּחֶבְרוֹן / bê'hhev'ron) and~he~will~BUILD(V) (וַיִּבֶן / wai'yi'ven) THERE (שָׁם / sham) ALTAR (מִזְבֵּחַ / miz'bey'ahh) to~YHWH (לַיהוָה / la'YHWH)

RMT: and Avram pitched the tent and he came and he settled in the great trees of Mamre, which is in Hhevron, and he built there an altar to YHWH,

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