Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James 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.

Holman 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,

A Conservative 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.

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.

Amplified

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.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.

Julia Smith Translation

And the land supported them not to dwell together, for their acquisition was a multitude, and they were not able to dwell together.

King James 2000

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their possessions were great, so that they could not dwell together.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the land could not {support them} [so as] to live together, because their possessions were [so] many that they were not able to live together.

Modern King James verseion

And 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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

so that the land was not able to receive them that they might dwell together. For the substance of their riches was so great, that they could not dwell 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 Heart English 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.

The Emphasized Bible

And the land suffered them not to dwell together, - because their substance had become, great, so that they could not dwell together.

Webster

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 substance was great, so that they could not live together.

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

was not able to bear
נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

יחד 
Yachad 
Usage: 141

רכשׁ רכוּשׁ 
R@kuwsh 
Usage: 28

יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

not dwell
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

References

American

Lot

Easton

Lot

Context Readings

The Parting Of Abram And Lot

5 Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep, herds, and tents. 6 But the land could not support them living together, because they had so many livestock that they could not stay together. 7 There was strife between the herdsmen in charge of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen in charge of Lot's livestock. Also, at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.


Cross References

Genesis 36:6-7

Later, Esau took his wives, his children, everyone in his household, his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions that he had acquired in the territory of Canaan and moved far away from his brother Jacob,

Ecclesiastes 5:10-11

Whoever loves money will never have enough money. Whoever loves luxury will not be content with abundance. This also is pointless.

1 Timothy 6:9

But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.

Luke 12:17-18

So he began to think to himself, "What should I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

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