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1. Mosebok 13,12

AbrahamLotCanaanSodom
Temptation

10 Lot så opp og så at hele Jordan-sletten var godt vannet overalt, som Herrens hage, som landet Egypt, når du går til Soar. (Dette var før Herren ødela Sodoma og Gomorra.)

11 Så valgte Lot for seg selv hele Jordan-sletten, og dro østover. Slik skiltes de.

Abram bodde i Kanaans land, mens Lot bodde blant byene på sletten og slo opp sine telt nær Sodoma.

13 Nå var folket i Sodoma overmåte onde og syndet stort mot Herren.

14 Herren sa til Abram, etter at Lot hadde skilt seg fra ham: "Løft opp dine øyne og se fra stedet hvor du er, nordover og sørover, østover og vestover;

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
KJV
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
WEB
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
ASV
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
DARBY
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom.
BLB
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and he pitched [his] tent toward Sodom.
ÅB
Abram ble boende i Kana'ans land, og Lot bodde i byene på sletten og dro med sine telt like bort til Sodoma.
OTB
Abram bodde i Kanaans land, mens Lot bodde blant byene på sletten og slo opp sine telt nær Sodoma.
B1930
Abram blev boende i Kana'ans land, og Lot bodde i byene på sletten og drog med sine telt like bort til Sodoma.

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