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Genesis 36:7

5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

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.

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in 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

    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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  • Genesis 17:8

    And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

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  • Genesis 28:4

    And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

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  • Genesis 13:11

    Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

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  • Hebrews 11:9

    By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

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