unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/13/09.md

# Is not the whole land before you?

This rhetorical question can be translated as a positive statement. AT: "The whole land is available for you to use." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# Go ahead and separate yourself from me

Abraham was speaking kindly to Lot and encouraging him to do something that would help them both. "Let's separate."

# If you go to the left, then I will go to the right

Possible meanings are 1) "If you go one way, then I will go the other" or 2) "If you go to the north, I will go to the south." Abram let Lot choose the part of the land he wanted, and Abram would take what remained.
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# Is not the whole land before you?`

			`This rhetorical question can be translated as a positive statement. AT: "The whole land is available for you to use." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# Go ahead and separate yourself from me`

5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`Abraham was speaking kindly to Lot and encouraging him to do something that would help them both. "Let's separate."`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00
			`# If you go to the left, then I will go to the right`

5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) "If you go one way, then I will go the other" or 2) "If you go to the north, I will go to the south." Abram let Lot choose the part of the land he wanted, and Abram would take what remained.`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00