Genesis 13:6
New International Version
But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.

New Living Translation
But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together.

English Standard Version
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,

Berean Standard Bible
But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.

King James 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.

New King James Version
Now the land was not able to support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together.

New American Standard Bible
And the land could not support both of them while living together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.

NASB 1995
And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.

NASB 1977
And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the land could not sustain them while living together, for their possessions were so abundant that they were not able to live together.

Amplified Bible
Now the land was not able to support them [that is, sustain all their grazing and water needs] while they lived near one another, for their possessions were too great for them to stay together.

Christian Standard Bible
But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And that land was not sustaining them to dwell together because their cattle were very abundant, and they were not able to dwell together.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the land was not large enough for them to live together, because their possessions were great; and the land was not large enough for them to live together.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There wasn't enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.

Good News Translation
And so there was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because they had too many animals.

International Standard Version
But the land could not support them living together, because they had so many livestock that they could not stay together.

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Literal Standard Version
and the land has not permitted them to dwell together, for their substance has been much, and they have not been able to dwell together;

Majority Standard Bible
But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.

New American Bible
so that the land could not support them if they stayed together; their possessions were so great that they could not live together.

NET Bible
But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.

New Revised Standard Version
so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,

New Heart English Bible
The land was not able to support them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their possessions were so great that they couldn’t live together.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

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Context
Abram and Lot Part Ways
5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist. 7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.…

Cross References
Genesis 12:5
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

Genesis 12:16
He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.

Genesis 13:2
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

Genesis 36:7
For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

Genesis 36:6,7
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob…

Ecclesiastes 5:10,11
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity…

Luke 12:17,18
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? …

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Genesis 13
1. Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.
6. Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.
8. Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,
10. and Lot goes toward Sodom.
14. God renews his promise to Abram.
18. He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But the land
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

was unable
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to support
נָשָׂ֥א (nā·śā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

[both of] them
אֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

while they stayed
לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

together,
יַחְדָּ֑ו (yaḥ·dāw)
Adverb
Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they had
הָיָ֤ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

so many
רָ֔ב (rāḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

possessions
רְכוּשָׁם֙ (rə·ḵū·šām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7399: Property, goods

that they were unable
יָֽכְל֖וּ (yā·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

to coexist.
לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry


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