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Genesis 36:7

5 and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

6 Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.

For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.

9 This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.

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BSB
For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
KJV
For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
WEB
For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn’t bear them because of their livestock.
ASV
For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.
DARBY
For their property was too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were sojourners could not bear them, because of their cattle.
BLB
For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to support them because of their cattle.
ÅB
For deres eiendom var for stor til at de kunne bo sammen - det land som de bodde i som fremmede, kunne ikke romme dem, så stor buskap hadde de.
OTB
For deres eiendeler var for mange til at de kunne bo sammen; landet hvor de bodde kunne ikke forsørge dem på grunn av deres buskap.
B1930
For deres eiendom var for stor til at de kunde bo sammen - det land som de bodde i som fremmede, kunde ikke rumme dem, så stor buskap hadde de.

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  • 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.

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  • Genesis 17:8

    And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

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  • Genesis 28:4

    And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

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  • Genesis 13:11

    So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.

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  • Hebrews 11:9

    By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

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