Genesis 13:6

6 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.

Genesis 13:6 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
6 so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
NLT
6 But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together.
MSG
6 But the land couldn't support both of them; they had too many possessions. They couldn't both live there -
CSB
6 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,

Genesis 13:6 In-Context

4 and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5 Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 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.
7 And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
8 So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 12:5; Genesis 33:9; Genesis 36:7
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