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And now it was even as YHVHa had promised; for Abram and Saraib were very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
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And they went on their journey from the south, even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai, unto the place of the altar which he had made there at the first; and there Abram called on the name of YHVH.
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And Lot and Advu, his wife, also went with Abram, and they too had an abundance of flocks, and herds, and tents;
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And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
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And there was strife between the herdsmen of the cattle of Abram and the herdsmen of the cattle of Lot, that they could not dwell together.
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And Abram said unto Lot: Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren:
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Therefore, separate thyself, I pray thee, from me; if thou go to the left hand, then I will go to the right; if thou go to the right hand, then I will go to the left, for is not the whole land before us?
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And so, let us then call upon YHVH for instructions on wither we should go.
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¶ And it came to pass that they did call upon YHVH, and they did listen to The Voicea which said: Abram, send thee my servant Lot into the lands of Sodom and Gomorrah, to offer them teshuvahb that they might cease their lustful and violent worksc unto their destruction.
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And this was said for the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land, and these knew not YHVH.
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And Lot lifted up his eyes and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere before YHVH destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like as the garden of Eden, yea even as the land of Egypt.
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Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan, as he had been told, and Lot and Advu journeyed Easta; and they did separate themselves the one from the other.
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¶ And it came to pass that Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom that he and his wife might learn of them and teach them of YHVH and His teshuvah.
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But the desires of Sodom were exceedingly wicked before YHVH, and YHVH was angry with them.
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And YHVH said unto Abram after Lot was separated from him: Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, Northward, and South-ward, and Eastward, and Westwarda;
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And remember the covenant which I will make with thee; for it shall be a new and everlasting covenanta; and thou shalt remember the days of Enoch, thy father;
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For all the land which thou seest I give thee and to thy seed forever; and I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a mana can number the dust of the earth, thy seed shall also be numbered.
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Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I will give it unto thee.
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Then Abram removed his tent and came and dwelt in the oaks of Mamre, which was in Hebron, and built there an altar unto YHVH.
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¶ And it came to pass that Abram journeyed from thence toward the South country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
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And Abram said again of Sarai, his wife: She is my sister; and so it was that Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for and took Sarai.
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And it came to pass that the elohima of Abimelech came to him in a dream by night and said unto him: Behold, thou hast taken a woman which already has many husbands, for she is the wife of Abram, and they have done this before.
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And Abimelech awoke, saying: I shalt return her unto Abram; for if I do it not, and should I diea Abram shall sit upon my throne!
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Therefore, Abimelech arose early in the morning, and called his servants, and told them all these things in the secret of their confidence; and the men were sore afraid.
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And Abimelech did call Abram before him the next day and said: Wilt thou slay me to take unto thyself this righteous nation?
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What hast thou done unto us? And in what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done things unto me that ought not to be done.
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What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? Behold, didst thou not say unto me: She is my sister? And she, even she herself, said: He is my brother!
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And by her beauty and the integrity of my hearta and innocence of my hands have I done this thing.
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And Abram said unto him: Yea, I know that thou didst do this in the integrity of thy heart, for I am a propheta; and I shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live;
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For I seek not thy throne that thou should surely die, thou and all that thou hath are thine, all but Sarai which is also mine.
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And we have done this thing because I thought assuredly the fear of Elohim Shaddaia was not in this place and they would slay me for the sake of my wife, and this we did also for a wise purpose in YHVHb;
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And yet, indeed, she is my sister; the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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And it came to pass, when Elohima caused me to wander from the house of my father, that I said unto her: This shall be thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me: At every place whither we shall come, say of me: He is my brother; and this we did for a wise purpose in YHVH.
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And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men servants and women servants, and gave unto Abram, and also gave unto him Sarai, their wife.
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And Abimelech said unto him: Behold, my land lies before thee; dwell wherever it pleaseth thee; but speak not again of these matters that this lawa be forgotten.
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And unto Sarai he said: Behold, I have given thy brothera a thousand pieces of silver; and he shall give unto thee a covering for thy eyes, and it shall be a tokenb unto all that thou mayest not be taken again from Abram, thy husband.
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And this he said in anger, that she be reproved, for he understood not the will of YHVH Elohima.
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¶ And it came to pass that Abram prayed unto Yaha; and YHVH healed Abimelech, and his wives, and his maid-servants, and they bare unto him children;
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For until that day YHVH had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech that upon seeing the power of YHVH given Abram he might know the true Elohim,
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But feeling slighted his eyes remained shut tight, peering with his heart only to see that he be not deceived by Abram and Sarai again.