Genesis 13:6

Abram and Lot Part Ways

5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.6But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

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Berean Standard Bible
But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.
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.
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together.
Free Bible Version
so much so that the available land couldn't support both of them—they had so much livestock they couldn't stay together anymore.
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.
King James (Authorized) 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.
One Unity Resource 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.
Plain English Version
But there was a problem. There were other people already living in that country. They were called the Canaan mob, and the Periz mob. And they had animals too, and all those animals needed grass and water, as well as Abram’s animals, and Lot’s animals too. But there wasn’t enough grass and water in that place for all those animals. So Abram’s work-men and Lot’s work-men started to argue and fight with each other about whose animals got the grass and water.
Translation for Translators
But they had so many animals that they could not all stay in the same area. There was not enough land to provide water and food for all their animals.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The land was not able to support them both living close together, because their possessions were very many, so that they could not stay together.
Noah Webster Bible
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 possessions were so great that they couldn’t live together.
Young's 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;