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Genesis 13:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Genesis 13:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 13:614 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
נָשָׂ֥אnāśāʾ
it supportedverbH5375
advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···
אֹתָ֛/םʾōtām
themparticleH853
הָ/אָ֖רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the landparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶתlāšebet
to dwellpronH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
יַחְדָּ֑וyaḥədāw
togetheradvH3162
at all · both · likewise · only ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
הָיָ֤הhāyāh
it wasverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
רְכוּשָׁ/ם֙rəkwšām
possessions theirnounH7399
riches · substance
רָ֔בrāb
muchadjH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָֽכְל֖וּyākəlw
they were ableverbH3201
any at all · attain · can (away with · ) ···
לָ/שֶׁ֥בֶתlāšebet
to dwellpronH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
יַחְדָּֽוyaḥədāw
togetheradvH3162
at all · both · likewise · only ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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The Land Could Not Support Them
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