- Genesis 13:5
וְגַם־לְלוֹט הַהֹלֵךְ אֶת־אַבְרָם הָיָה צֹאן־וּבָקָר וְאֹהָלִים׃
Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents,
Targum Onkelos
וְאַף לְלוֹט דְּאָזֵיל עִם אַבְרָם הֲווֹ עָאן וְתוֹרִין וּמַשְׁכְּנִין׃
Lot who accompanied Avram also had sheep, cattle and tents.
- Genesis 13:6
וְלֹא־נָשָׂא אֹתָם הָאָרֶץ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו כִּי־הָיָה רְכוּשָׁם רָב וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו׃
so that the land could not support them staying together; for their possessions were so great that they could not remain together.
Targum Onkelos
וְלָא סוֹבַרַת יָתְהוֹן אַרְעָא לְמִתַּב כַּחְדָּא אֲרֵי הֲוָה קִנְיָנְהוֹן סַגִּי וְלָא יְכִילוּ לְמִתַּב כַּחְדָּא׃
The land was unable to support them that they might dwell together, for their wealth was so great that they were unable to dwell together.
- Genesis 13:7
וַיְהִי־רִיב בֵּין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־אַבְרָם וּבֵין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־לוֹט וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי אָז יֹשֵׁב בָּאָרֶץ׃
And there was quarreling between the herders of Abram’s cattle and those of Lot’s cattle.—The Canaanites and Perizzites were then dwelling in the land.—
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָת מַצוּתָא בֵּין רָעַן בְּעִירֵיהּ דְּאַבְרָם וּבֵין רָעַן בְּעִירֵיהּ דְּלוֹט וּכְנַעֲנָאָה וּפְרִזָּאָה בְּכֵן יָתֵיב בְּאַרְעָא׃
There was a quarrel between the herdsmen of Avram’s flocks and the herdsmen of Lot’s flocks. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were then living in the land.
- Genesis 13:8
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־לוֹט אַל־נָא תְהִי מְרִיבָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּבֵין רֹעַי וּבֵין רֹעֶיךָ כִּי־אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אֲנָחְנוּ׃
Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, between my herders and yours, for we are, after all, kin.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אַבְרָם לְלוֹט לָא כְעַן תְּהֵי מַצוּתָא בֵּינָא וּבֵינָךְ וּבֵין רָעֲוָתִי וּבֵין רָעֲוָתָךְ אֲרֵי גּוּבְרִין אַחִין אֲנַחְנָא׃
Avram said to Lot: Please [Now], let there not be strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are kinsmen.
- Genesis 13:9
הֲלֹא כׇל־הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֶיךָ הִפָּרֶד נָא מֵעָלָי אִם־הַשְּׂמֹאל וְאֵימִנָה וְאִם־הַיָּמִין וְאַשְׂמְאִילָה׃
Is not the whole land before you? Let us separate: if you go north, I will go south; and if you go south, I will go north.”
Targum Onkelos
הֲלָא כָל אַרְעָא קֳדָמָךְ אִתְפָּרַשׁ כְּעַן מִלְּוָתִי אִם אַתְּ לְצִפּוּנָא אֲנָא לְדָרוֹמָא וְאִם אַתְּ לְדָרוֹמָא וְאַצְפְּנָךְ׃
Is not all the land before you? Please [Now] separate from me, if [you go] to the left [north], I [will go] to the right [south], and if [you go] to the right [south], I [will go] to the left [north].
- Genesis 13:10
וַיִּשָּׂא־לוֹט אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־כׇּל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן כִּי כֻלָּהּ מַשְׁקֶה לִפְנֵי ׀ שַׁחֵת יְהֹוָה אֶת־סְדֹם וְאֶת־עֲמֹרָה כְּגַן־יְהֹוָה כְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בֹּאֲכָה צֹעַר׃
Lot looked about him and saw how well watered was the whole plain of the Jordan, all of it—this was before GOD had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—all the way to Zoar, like the garden of GOD, like the land of Egypt.
Targum Onkelos
וּזְקַף לוֹט יָת עֵינוֹהִי וַחֲזָא יָת כָּל מֵישַׁר יַרְדְּנָא אֲרֵי כֻּלֵּיהּ בֵּית שִׁקְיָא קֳדָם חַבָּלוּת יְיָ יָת סְדוֹם וְיָת עֲמֹרָה כְּגִנְּתָא דַּייָ כְּאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם מָטֵי צֹעַר׃
Lot raised his eyes and saw the entire Jordan Plain, that it was [an] abundantly watered [place]; before Adonoy destroyed Sedom and Amorah, it was like Adonoy’s garden, like the land of Egypt, going towards Zoar.
- Genesis 13:11
וַיִּבְחַר־לוֹ לוֹט אֵת כׇּל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיִּסַּע לוֹט מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּפָּרְדוּ אִישׁ מֵעַל אָחִיו׃
So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they parted from each other;
Targum Onkelos
וּבְחַר לֵיהּ לוֹט יָת כָּל מֵישַׁר יַרְדְּנָא וּנְטַל לוֹט בְּקַדְמֵיתָא וְאִתְפָּרַשׁוּ גְּבַר מִלְּוָת אֲחוּהִי׃
Lot chose for himself the entire Jordan Plain; Lot journeyed from the east [before], and they separated one from another.
- Genesis 13:12
אַבְרָם יָשַׁב בְּאֶרֶץ־כְּנָעַן וְלוֹט יָשַׁב בְּעָרֵי הַכִּכָּר וַיֶּאֱהַל עַד־סְדֹם׃
Abram remained in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the Plain, pitching his tents near Sodom.
Targum Onkelos
אַבְרָם יְתֵיב בְּאַרְעָא דִּכְנָעַן וְלוֹט יְתֵיב בְּקִרְוֵי מֵישְׁרָא וּפְרַס עַד סְדוֹם׃
Avram lived in the land of Canaan; and Lot lived in the cities of the Plain, setting up his tents as far as Sedom.
- Genesis 13:13
וְאַנְשֵׁי סְדֹם רָעִים וְחַטָּאִים לַיהֹוָה מְאֹד׃
Now the inhabitants of Sodom were very wicked sinners against GOD.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַנְשֵׁי סְדוֹם בִּישִׁין בְּמָמוֹנְהוֹן וְחַיָּבִין בְּגִוְיָתְהוֹן קֳדָם יְיָ לַחְדָּא׃
The people of Sedom were wicked [with their property] and sinful [with their bodies] towards [before] Adonoy, exceedingly.
- Genesis 13:14
וַיהֹוָה אָמַר אֶל־אַבְרָם אַחֲרֵי הִפָּרֶד־לוֹט מֵעִמּוֹ שָׂא נָא עֵינֶיךָ וּרְאֵה מִן־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה שָׁם צָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה וָקֵדְמָה וָיָמָּה׃
And GOD said to Abram, after Lot had parted from him, “Raise your eyes and look out from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west,
Targum Onkelos
וַייָ אֲמַר לְאַבְרָם בָּתַר דְּאִתְפָּרַשׁ לוֹט מֵעִמֵּיהּ זְקוֹף כְּעַן עֵינָךְ וַחְזִי מִן אַתְרָא דְּאַתְּ תַּמָּן לְצִפּוּנָא וּלְדָרוֹמָא וּלְמַדְנְחָא וּלְמַעְרְבָא׃
Adonoy said to Avram after Lot had separated from him: Raise your eyes and look about from the place where you are, to the north, to the south to the east and to the west.
- Genesis 13:15
כִּי אֶת־כׇּל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה רֹאֶה לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה וּלְזַרְעֲךָ עַד־עוֹלָם׃
for I give all the land that you see to you and your offspring forever.
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי יָת כָּל אַרְעָא דְּאַתְּ חָזֵי לָךְ אֶתְּנִנַּהּ וְלִבְנָךְ עַד עָלְמָא׃
For all the land that you see I give to you and to your descendants forever.
- Genesis 13:16
וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶת־זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר ׀ אִם־יוּכַל אִישׁ לִמְנוֹת אֶת־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ גַּם־זַרְעֲךָ יִמָּנֶה׃
I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring too can be counted.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲשַׁוֵּי יָת בְּנָךְ סַגִּיאִין כְּעַפְרָא דְּאַרְעָא כְּמָא דְּלֵית אִפְשָׁר לִגְבַר לְמִמְנֵי יָת עַפְרָא דְּאַרְעָא אַף בְּנָךְ לָא יִתְמְנוֹן׃
I will make your descendants [numerous] as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your descendants too will be countable [just as it is impossible for a man to count the dust of the earth, so too your descendants will not be countable].
- Genesis 13:17
קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאׇרְכָּהּ וּלְרׇחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃
Up, walk about the land, through its length and its breadth, for I give it to you.”
Targum Onkelos
קוּם הַלֵּיךְ בְּאַרְעָא לְאוּרְכַּהּ וּלְפוּתְיַהּ אֲרֵי לָךְ אֶתְּנִנַּהּ׃
Rise, walk through the land—its length and breadth—for to you I will give it.
- Genesis 13:18
וַיֶּאֱהַל אַבְרָם וַיָּבֹא וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא אֲשֶׁר בְּחֶבְרוֹן וַיִּבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהֹוָה׃
And Abram moved his tent, and came to dwell at the terebinths of Mamre, which are in Hebron; and he built an altar there to GOD.
Targum Onkelos
וּפְרַס אַבְרָם וַאֲתָא וִיתֵיב בְּמֵישְׁרֵי מַמְרֵא דִּבְחֶבְרוֹן וּבְנָא תַּמָּן מַדְבְּחָא קֳדָם יְיָ׃
Avram set up his tent, and he came and settled in the Plains of Mamrei which are in Chevron, and he built there an altar to [before] Adonoy.