Abramjourneyedon, continuingtoward the Negev.
So Abramwentup from Egyptto the Negev,he and his wifeand allthat belonged to him, and Lotwith him.
He wenton his journeysfrom the Negevas faras Bethel,to the placewherehis tenthad beenat the beginning,betweenBetheland Ai,
Now Abrahamjourneyedfrom theretoward the landof the Negev,and settledbetweenKadeshand Shur;then he sojournedin Gerar.
and it cameabout, whenGodcaused me to wanderfrom my father'shouse,that I saidto her, 'Thisis the kindnesswhichyou will showto me: everywherewe go,sayof me, "He is my brother."'"
Now Isaachad comefrom goingto Beer-lahai-roi;for he was livingin the Negev.
And they wanderedabout from nationto nation,From [one] kingdomto anotherpeople.
The oracleconcerning the beastsof the Negev.Through a landof distressand anguish,From where[come] lionessand lion,viperand flyingserpent,They carrytheir richeson the backsof youngdonkeysAnd their treasureson camels'humps,To a peoplewho cannotprofit[them];
When Mosessentthem to spyout the landof Canaan,he saidto them, "Goup thereinto the Negev;then goup into the hillcountry.
Turnand setyour journey,and goto the hillcountryof the Amorites,and to alltheir neighborsin the Arabah,in the hillcountryand in the lowlandand in the Negevand by the seacoast,the landof the Canaanites,and Lebanon,as faras the greatriver,the riverEuphrates.
