Genesis 36:7

Berean Standard Bible (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.

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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.

7 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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Genesis 36:7 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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 King James Version: 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 World English Bible: 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 American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: for their substance was more abundant than to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to bear them because of their cattle;
DBY Darby Translation: 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.
WBS Webster Bible: For their riches were more than that they might dwell together: and the land wherein they were strangers could not sustain them, because of their cattle.