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.
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.
Now the land was not able to support them [that is, sustain all their grazing and water needs] while they lived near one another, for their possessions were too great for them to stay together.
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.
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.
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,
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,
They had so many possessions between them that the land couldn’t support both of them. They could no longer live together.
But the land could not support their living together, because their possessions were too great for them to remain together.
At this time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the same area, and so there wasn't enough pastureland left for Abram and Lot with all of their animals. Besides this, the men who took care of Abram's animals and the ones who took care of Lot's animals started quarreling.
And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.
Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together.
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together.
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.
The land was not able to support them if they lived close together, because their possessions were so great that they could not live together.
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
Abram and Lot had so many ·animals [L possessions] that the land could not support both of them together,
So that the land could not bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
There wasn’t enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.
And so there was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because they had too many animals.
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,
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together.
But the land could not support them living together, because they had so many livestock that they could not stay together.
And the land was not able to bear them that they might dwell together, for their substance was so great that they could not dwell together.
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.
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.
And the land could not sustain them while living together, for their possessions were so abundant that they were not able to live together.
And the land could not support them so as to live together, because their possessions were so many that they were not able to live together.
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.
Lot, who was traveling with Abram, was also rich in sheep and cattle and tents. But the land couldn’t support both of them; they had too many possessions. They couldn’t both live there—quarrels broke out between Abram’s shepherds and Lot’s shepherds. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living on the land at the time.
But the land was not able to support them both dwelling together because their possessions were so great.
There wasn’t enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.
so that the land could not support them if they stayed together; their possessions were so great that they could not live together.
And the land could not support both of them while living together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.
And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.
The area where they were was not rich enough for them to dwell together, for they had too many possessions for them to live in the same camp.
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together,
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.
But the land didn’t have enough food for both Abram and Lot. They had large herds and many servants, so they weren’t able to stay together.
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.
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.
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.
There was not enough land to feed all the animals while they lived together. They owned so many things that they were not able to stay together.
But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together.
so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,
so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,
so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,
and the land could not support both of them living together because their possessions were so great that they could not live together.
And ha’aretz was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their rechush was rav, so that they could not dwell together.
And the land could not bear them, so that they might dwell together. For their substance was great; and they could not dwell together.
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
so that the land could not support them living together, because their possessions were many, and they were not able to stay together.
so the land was no longer large enough to support the two of them living together as one household. They each had so many possessions that they just couldn’t stay together any longer.
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.
and the land might not take them, that they should dwell together, for the cattle of them was much, and they might not dwell in common. (and the land could not support both of them, for each of them had many livestock, and so they could not live there together.)
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;
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