Genesis 13:11
ContextNET © | Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled 1 toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other. 2 |
NIV © | So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company: |
NASB © | So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other. |
NLT © | Lot chose that land for himself––the Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram. |
MSG © | Lot took the whole plain of the Jordan. Lot set out to the east. That's how they came to part company, uncle and nephew. |
BBE © | So Lot took for himself all the valley of Jordan, and went to the east, and they were parted from one another. |
NRSV © | So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward; thus they separated from each other. |
NKJV © | Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other. |
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NET © | Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled 1 toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Lot traveled.” The proper name has not been repeated in the translation at this point for stylistic reasons. 2 tn Heb “a man from upon his brother.” sn Separated from each other. For a discussion of the significance of this event, see L. R. Helyer, “The Separation of Abram and Lot: Its Significance in the Patriarchal Narratives,” JSOT 26 (1983): 77-88. |