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Berean Standard Bible

“So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.”

Genesis 13:11

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Study note

Abram and his nephew Lot have grown so wealthy in livestock that the land cannot support both households, and their herdsmen quarrel. Abram generously lets Lot choose first which direction to take.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.

World English Bible (WEB)

So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves the one from the other.

King James Version (KJV)

Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So Lot chose him all the Plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So Lot took for himself all the valley of Jordan, and went to the east, and they were parted from one another.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Lot escogió para sí toda la llanura del Jordán: y partióse Lot de Oriente, y apartáronse el uno del otro.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

De modo que Lot escogió la región que estaba al oriente, es decir, la llanura del Jordán, y se fue a vivir allá. Fue así como Abram y Lot se separaron.

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