Genesis 13:6
“And the land was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.”
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Genesis 13:6 Context
4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the Name of the LORD. 5¶ And Lot also which went with Abram, had flocks and heards, & tents. 6And the land was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 7And there was a strife betweene the heardmen of Abrams cattell, and the heardmen of Lots cattell: And the Canaanite, and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 8And Abram said vnto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, betweene mee and thee, and betweene my heardmen and thy heardmen: for wee bee brethren.
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Other Translations for Genesis 13:6
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
- King James Version
And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.
- Basic English Bible
And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.
- Darby Bible
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
- Webster's Bible
The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together.
- World English Bible
and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 13:6
13:6 The land was not able to bear them - The place was too strait for them, and they had not room for their flocks.