Genesis 13:11

13:11 Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled ¹  toward the east.

So the relatives separated from each other. ² 

Genesis 50:10

50:10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad ³  on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned there with very great and bitter sorrow. ⁴  There Joseph observed a seven day period of mourning for his father.

Genesis 13:10

13:10 Lot looked up and saw ⁵  the whole region ⁶  of the Jordan. He noticed ⁷  that all of it was well-watered (before the Lord obliterated ⁸  Sodom and Gomorrah) ⁹  like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, ¹⁰  all the way to Zoar.

Genesis 32:10

32:10 I am not worthy of all the faithful love ¹¹  you have shown ¹²  your servant. With only my walking stick ¹³  I crossed the Jordan, ¹⁴  but now I have become two camps.

Genesis 50:11

50:11 When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a very sad occasion ¹⁵  for the Egyptians.” That is why its name was called ¹⁶  Abel Mizraim, ¹⁷  which is beyond the Jordan.

[13:11]  ¹ tn Heb “Lot traveled.” The proper name has not been repeated in the translation at this point for stylistic reasons.

[13:11]  ² tn Heb “a man from upon his brother.”

[50:10]  ³ sn The location of the threshing floor of Atad is not certain. The expression the other side of the Jordan could refer to the eastern or western bank, depending on one’s perspective. However, it is commonly used in the OT for Transjordan. This would suggest that the entourage came up the Jordan Valley and crossed into the land at Jericho, just as the Israelites would in the time of Joshua.

[50:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they mourned there [with] very great and heavy mourning.” The cognate accusative, as well as the two adjectives and the adverb, emphasize the degree of their sorrow.

[13:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “lifted up his eyes and saw.” The expression draws attention to the act of looking, indicating that Lot took a good look. It also calls attention to the importance of what was seen.

[13:10]  ⁶ tn Or “plain”; Heb “circle.”

[13:10]  ⁷ tn The words “he noticed” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:10]  ⁸ sn Obliterated. The use of the term “destroy” (שַׁחֵת, shakhet) is reminiscent of the Noahic flood (Gen 6:13). Both at the flood and in Sodom the place was obliterated by catastrophe and only one family survived (see C. Westermann, Genesis, 2:178).

[13:10]  ⁹ tn This short temporal clause (preposition + Piel infinitive construct + subjective genitive + direct object) is strategically placed in the middle of the lavish descriptions to sound an ominous note. The entire clause is parenthetical in nature. Most English translations place the clause at the end of v. 10 for stylistic reasons.

[13:10]  ¹⁰ sn The narrative places emphasis on what Lot saw so that the reader can appreciate how it aroused his desire for the best land. It makes allusion to the garden of the Lord and to the land of Egypt for comparison. Just as the tree in the garden of Eden had awakened Eve’s desire, so the fertile valley attracted Lot. And just as certain memories of Egypt would cause the Israelites to want to turn back and abandon the trek to the promised land, so Lot headed for the good life.

[32:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “the loving deeds and faithfulness” (see 24:27, 49).

[32:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “you have done with.”

[32:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “for with my staff.” The Hebrew word מַקֵל (maqel), traditionally translated “staff,” has been rendered as “walking stick” because a “staff” in contemporary English refers typically to the support personnel in an organization.

[32:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “this Jordan.”

[50:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “this is heavy mourning for Egypt.”

[50:11]  ¹⁰ tn The verb has no expressed subject and so it may be translated as passive.

[50:11]  ¹¹ sn The name Abel Mizraim means “the mourning of Egypt.”