Genesis 13:6

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.

— Genesis 13:6, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 13 connects to 7 cross-references. Abram and Lot separate their flocks due to conflict between their herdsmen; Lot chooses the well-watered Jordan plain near Sodom. God reaffirms the promise of land and innumerable descendants to Abram, who settles near Hebron and builds an altar.

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Other Translations

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.

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;

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.

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