Verse 6

But the land could not support them while they stayed together, because their possessions were so great that they could not remain together.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men landet kunne ikke la dem bo sammen, for de hadde så mye eiendeler at de ikke kunne bo sammen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Landet maktet ikke å gi dem nok plass til å bo sammen, fordi de hadde så mye eiendom; de kunne ikke bo sammen.

• Norsk King James

  Landet kunne ikke bære dem begge, for de kunne ikke bo sammen på grunn av sin rikdom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Landet kunne ikke bære dem begge, for de eide så mye at de ikke kunne bo sammen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Landet kunne ikke fø dem sammen, de hadde for mye rikdom til å bo sammen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og landet kunne ikke bære dem sammen; for de eide så mye at de ikke kunne bo sammen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men landet var ikke i stand til å bære dem, slik at de kunne bo sammen, for deres eiendeler var så store at de ikke kunne bo i samme sted.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og landet kunne ikke bære dem sammen; for de eide så mye at de ikke kunne bo sammen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Landet kunne ikke bære dem begge når de bodde sammen; deres eiendeler var for store til at de kunne bo sammen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Landet klarte ikke å bære dem mens de bodde sammen, for deres eiendeler var så store at de ikke kunne bo sammen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Landet kunde ikke taale dem, at de kunde boe hos hverandre; thi deres Eiendom var megen, saa de kunde ikke boe tilsammen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell tother: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell tother.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og landet kunne ikke bære dem begge, så de kunne bo sammen; for deres eiendeler var så store at de ikke kunne bo sammen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Landet kunne ikke fø dem begge, for deres eiendeler var for store til at de kunne bo sammen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og landet kunne ikke romme dem begge, for deres eiendom var stor; de kunne ikke bo sammen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men landet klarte ikke å opprettholde begge, for de hadde for mye eiendom til å bo sammen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så landet var ikke stort nok for dem begge; deres eiendeler var så store at de ikke kunne bo sammen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  so that the londe was not abill to receaue them that they myght dwell together for the substance of their riches was so greate that they coude not dwell together

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  so yt the londe was not able to receaue them, that they might dwell together: for the substaunce of their riches was so greate, that they coude not dwell together.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the lande was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for theyr substaunce was great, so that they coulde not dwell together.

• Authorized King James Version (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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• 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 (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (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.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 36:6-7 : 6 Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, along with his livestock, all his animals, and all the possessions he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and he moved to a land away from his brother Jacob. 7 Their possessions were too great for them to live together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
• Eccl 5:10-11 : 10 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them? 11 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep.
• 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
• Luke 12:17-18 : 17 And he thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?' 18 Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.