KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 13:11 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Then Lot” | ל֗וֹט | Lot, Abraham's nephew | Then Lot |
| “chose” | וַיִּבְחַר | Properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select | chose |
| “him” | אֵ֚ת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | him |
| “all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the plain” | כִּכַּ֣ר | A circle, i.e., (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin) | plain |
| “of Jordan;” | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | Jarden, the principal river of Palestine | Jordan |
| “and Lot” | ל֖וֹט | Lot, Abraham's nephew | Lot |
| “journeyed” | וַיִּסַּ֥ע | Properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey | journeyed |
| “east:” | מִקֶּ֑דֶם | The front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward) | east |
| “and they separated themselves” | וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ | To break through, i.e., spread or separate (oneself) | separated themselves |
| “the one” | אִ֖ישׁ | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | one |
| “from” | מֵעַ֥ל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | from |
| “the other.” | אָחִֽיו׃ | A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) | other |
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9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
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