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 (KJV)

Other Translations for 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.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

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

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.
- Berean Standard Bible 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

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

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

Bible Commentary for Genesis 13:6

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.


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