Genesis 13:6 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 13:6

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

On Abraham (397)

In fact, since [Lot] had already deliberately begun to deviate from his uncle, the land could not support both of them dwelling together; indeed, no space can be large enough for those who love discord.… Even limited spaces are more than adequate for those who are meek and peace-loving, while for those whose mentality is one of discord even wide open spaces are too restricted.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Their substance was great - As their families increased, it was necessary their flocks should increase also, as from those flocks they derived their clothing, food, and drink. Many also were offered in sacrifice to God. They could not dwell together - 1. Because their flocks were great. 2. Because the Canaanites and the Perizzites had already occupied a considerable part of the land. 3. Because there appears to have been envy between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלֹא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
נָשָׂ֥א	na.Sa'	it supported	H5375 →
אֹתָ֛ם	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
הָאָ֖רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
לָשֶׁ֣בֶת	la.She.vet	to dwell	H3427 →
יַחְדָּ֑ו	yach.Dav	together	H3162 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
הָיָ֤ה	ha.Yah	it was	H1961 →
רְכוּשָׁם֙	re.khu.Sham	possession[s] their	H7399 →
רָ֔ב	Rav	much	H7227 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יָֽכְל֖וּ	ya.khe.Lu	they were able	H3201 →
לָשֶׁ֥בֶת	la.She.vet	to dwell	H3427 →
יַחְדָּֽו׃	yach.Dav	together	H3162 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Timothy 6:9
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
leads to
- 1 John 2:15–17
  Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- Proverbs 15:27
  He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
- Proverbs 28:20–22
  A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Acts 8:20
  But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
- 1 Timothy 3:7
  Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.

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06About Genesis

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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About Genesis