GEN 13:11 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Lot chose all of the Jordan plain for himself, and so he travelled to the east and they separated from each other.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐξελέξατο ἑαυτῷ Λὼτ πᾶσαν τὴν περίχωρον τοῦ Ἰορδάνου· καὶ ἀπῇρε Λὼτ ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν· καὶ διεχωρίσθησαν ἕκαστος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ.
(Kai exelexato heautōi Lōt pasan taʸn periⱪōron tou Yordanou; kai apaʸre Lōt apo anatolōn; kai dieⱪōristhaʸsan hekastos apo tou adelfou autou. )

BrTr And Lot chose for himself all the country round Jordan, and Lot went from the east, and they were separated each from his brother. And Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan.

ULT So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot traveled to the east, and they separated from each other.

UST So Lot chose the entire Jordan River Valley for himself. Then he left Abram and moved to the east to live there. That is how Abram and Lot ended up living in different places.

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

OEB So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan and went on to the east; and they separated from one another.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east.
¶ So the relatives separated from each other.

LSV and Lot chooses for himself the whole circuit of the Jordan; and Lot journeys from the east, and they are parted—a man from his companion;

FBV So Lot chose the whole Jordan valley and went east, and the two separated from each other.

T4T So Lot chose the land in the plain of the Jordan River. He left his uncle, Abram, and moved east.

LEB So[fn] Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan. And Lot journeyed from the east, and so they separated from each other.[fn]

13:11 Or “And”

13:11 Literally “each from his brother”

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

Moff No Moff GEN book available

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

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

DRA And Lot chose to himself the country about the Jordan, and he departed from the east: and they were separated one brother from the other.

YLT and Lot chooseth for himself the whole circuit of the Jordan; and Lot journeyeth from the east, and they are parted — a man from his companion;

Drby And Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot went toward the east. And they separated the one from the other:

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

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

KJB-1769 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

KJB-1611 Then Lot chose him all the plaine of Iordane: and Lot iourneyed East; and they separated themselues the one from the other.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Then Lot chose all the playne of Iordane, and toke his iourney from the east, and so departed the one brother from the other.
(Then Lot chose all the plain of Yordan, and took his journey from the east, and so departed the one brother from the other.)

Gnva Then Lot chose vnto him all the plaine of Iorden, and tooke his iourney from the East: and they departed the one from the other.
(Then Lot chose unto him all the plain of Yordan, and took his journey from the East: and they departed the one from the other. )

Cvdl Then Lot chose all the coastes of Iorda, and toke his iourney towarde ye East. And so the one brother departed from the other.
(Then Lot chose all the coasts of Yordan, and took his journey towarde ye/you_all East. And so the one brother departed from the other.)

Wycl And Loth chees to him the cuntre aboute Jordan, and departide fro the eest; and thei weren departid ech fro his brother.
(And Lot chees to him the country about Yordan, and departed from the eest; and they were departed each from his brother.)

Luth Da erwählete ihm Lot die ganze Gegend am Jordan und zog gegen Morgen. Also schied sich ein Bruder von dem andern,
(So chosene him Lot the ganze Gegend in/at/on_the Yordan and pulled gegen Morgen. So separated itself/yourself/themselves a brother from to_him andern,)

ClVg Elegitque sibi Lot regionem circa Jordanem, et recessit ab oriente: divisique sunt alterutrum a fratre suo.
(Elegitque sibi Lot regionem circa Yordan, and recessit away oriente: divisique are alterutrum from fratre his_own. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יִּבְחַר ל֣⁠וֹ ל֗וֹט אֵ֚ת כָּל כִּכַּ֣ר הַ⁠יַּרְדֵּ֔ן

and,chose to=him/it Lōţ DOM all/each/any/every plain the,Jordan

See how you translated plain of the Jordan in verse 10. Alternate translation: “Then Lot chose the whole Jordan River Plain for himself,” or “Then Lot decided to live in the valley that surrounded the Jordan River,”

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יִּסַּ֥ע ל֖וֹט

and,journeyed Lōţ

Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Also consider whether it is better in your language to use Lot’s name or a pronoun to refer to him here. Alternate translation: “and he moved” or “Then Lot left Abram and moved”

מִ⁠קֶּ֑דֶם

from=east

The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “to/toward the east to live there” or “eastward” or (2) “from the east”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ אִ֖ישׁ מֵ⁠עַ֥ל אָחִֽי⁠ו

and,separated (a)_man from=under his/its=woman

Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Also consider what is the best way to refer to Abram and Lot at this point in the paragraph. Alternate translation: “So in this way they lived separately from each other.” or “That is how Abram and Lot ended up living in separate places.”

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