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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ולא נשא אתם הארץ לשבת יחדו כי היה רכושם רב ולא יכלו לשבת יחדו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vlA nSHA Atm hArTS lSHbt yKHdv ky hyh rkvSHm rb vlA yklv lSHbt yKHdv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nec poterat eos capere terra ut habitarent simul erat quippe substantia eorum multa et non quibant habitare communiter

King James Variants
American King James 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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their possessions were great, so that they could not dwell together.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (King James) 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.
New King James Version   
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.
21st Century King James 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.

Other translations
American Standard 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.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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 Standard Version Journaling Bible   
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
God's Word   
There wasn't enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.
Holman 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,
International Standard Version   
But the land could not support them living together, because they had so many livestock that they could not stay together.
NET Bible   
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.
New American Standard Bible   
And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.
New International Version   
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.
New Living Translation   
But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together.
Webster's Bible Translation   
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.
The World English 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.
EasyEnglish Bible   
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.
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;
New Life Version   
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.
The Voice Bible   
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.
Living Bible   
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.
New Catholic Bible   
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.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And the land could not sustain them while living together, for their possessions were so abundant that they were not able to live together.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
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.
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,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
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.
New Century Version   
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together,
The Message   
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.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
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.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,
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.
Wycliffe Bible   
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.)
Contemporary English Version   
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.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
and the land could not support both of them living together because their possessions were so great that they could not live together.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,
Common English Bible © 2011   
They had so many possessions between them that the land couldn’t support both of them. They could no longer live together.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
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.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
so that the land could not support them if they stayed together; their possessions were so great that they could not live together.
New American Standard Bible   
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.
The Expanded Bible   
Abram and Lot had so many ·animals [L possessions] that the land could not support both of them together,
Tree of Life Version   
so that the land could not support them living together, because their possessions were many, and they were not able to stay together.
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,
New International Reader's Version   
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.
BRG 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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
But the land could not support their living together, because their possessions were too great for them to remain together.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
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.
Names of God Bible   
There wasn’t enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.
Modern English Version   
But the land was not able to support them both dwelling together because their possessions were so great.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together.
International Children’s Bible   
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together.
Lexham English Bible   
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.
New International Version - UK   
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.