Genesis 13:6 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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;

English 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.

English Amplified

Now the land was not able to nourish and support them so they could dwell together, for their possessions were too great for them to live together.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Now the land was not able to nourish and support them so they could dwell together, for their possessions were too great for them to live together.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

But the land could not grow enough food for all of them to eat. They could not all live together in the same place, because they had so many animals and people with them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

And so there was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because they had too many animals.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. There were too many animals for the available pastureland.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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,

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

And the land could not sustain them while living together, for their possessions were so abundant that they were not able to live together.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But the land was not able to support them both dwelling together, because their possessions were so great.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

so that the land could not support them if they stayed together; their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But the land didn't have enough food for both of them. They had large herds and many servants. So they weren't able to stay together.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

Now the land was not able to support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together.

English NLT

But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. There were too many animals for the available pastureland.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Arguments erupted between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen because the land could not support both living together, for their animals and possessions were too numerous. At that time, Canaanites and Perizzites were also in the land.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds. There were too many animals for the available pasture.

English Tyndale 1537

so that the land was not able to receive them that they might dwell together, for the substance of their riches was so great, that they could not dwell together.