Genesis 13:6 Parallel Translations

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

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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.

JPS:

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.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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.

YLT:

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;

Genesis 13:6 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 12:5 Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:16 Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and gave him sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels.

Genesis 13:2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold.

Genesis 36:7 For their property had become too great for them to live together, and the land where they sojourned could not sustain them because of their livestock. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

13:6 And the land was not able to {c} bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
(c) This inconvenience came by their riches, which break friendships and the bounds of nature.

WES:

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.

MHC:

13:5-9 Riches not only afford matter for strife, and are the things most commonly striven about; but they also stir up a spirit of contention, by making people proud and covetous. Mine and thine are the great make-bates of the world. Poverty and labour, wants and wanderings, could not separate Abram and Lot; but riches did so. Bad servants often make a great deal of mischief in families and among neighbours, by their pride and passion, lying, slandering, and talebearing. What made the quarrel worse was, that the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land. The quarrels of professors are the reproach of religion, and give occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme. It is best to keep the peace, that it be not broken; but the next best is, if differences do happen, with all speed to quench the fire that is broken out. The attempt to stay this strife was made by Abram, although he was the elder and the greater man. Abram shows himself to be a man of cool spirit, that had the command of his passion, and knew how to turn away wrath by a soft answer. Those that would keep the peace, must never render railing for railing. And of a condescending spirit; he was willing to beseech even his inferior to be at peace. Whatever others are for, the people of God must be for peace. Abram's plea for peace was very powerful. Let the people of the land contend about trifles; but let not us fall out, who know better things, and look for a better country. Professors of religion should be most careful to avoid contention. Many profess to be for peace who will do nothing towards it: not so Abram. When God condescends to beseech us to be reconciled, we may well beseech one another. Though God had promised Abram to give this land to his seed, yet he offered an equal or better share to Lot, who had not an equal right; and he will not, under the protection of God's promise, act hardly to his kinsman. It is noble to be willing to yield for peace' sake.

CONC:

Able Bear Dwell Dwelling Possessions Property Room Stay Stayed Substance Suffered Support Sustain Wide

Able Bear Dwell Dwelling Enough Great Live Possessions Property Room Substance Suffered Support Sustain Together Wide

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

Online Parallel Bible