Genesis 13:6 — Bible Verse (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 (KJV), 1611

Genesis 13:6 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 13:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their possessions were so great that they couldn’t live together.”

Genesis 13:6 — World English Bible

Genesis 13:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 — American Standard Version

Genesis 13:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 13:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Genesis 13:6 — Darby Translation

Genesis 13:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So that the land coulde not beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they coulde not dwell together.”

Genesis 13:6 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 13:6 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the land could not support them dwelling together, because their possessions were many, and together they could not remain.”

Genesis 13:6 — The Living Sword

Genesis 13:6 in Context — Genesis 13

4 au lieu où était l’autel qu’il avait fait précédemment. Et là, Abram invoqua le nom de l’Éternel.

5 Lot, qui voyageait avec Abram, avait aussi des brebis, des bœufs et des tentes.

6 Et la contrée était insuffisante pour qu’ils demeurassent ensemble, car leurs biens étaient si considérables qu’ils ne pouvaient demeurer ensemble.

7 Il y eut querelle entre les bergers des troupeaux d’Abram et les bergers des troupeaux de Lot. Les Cananéens et les Phérésiens habitaient alors dans le pays.

8 Abram dit à Lot: Qu’il n’y ait point, je te prie, de dispute entre moi et toi, ni entre mes bergers et tes bergers; car nous sommes frères.

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What Does Genesis 13:6 Mean?

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