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But the landוְ הָאָרֶץcould not supportלֹא נָשָׂאthemאֹתָםlivingלָשֶׁבֶתtogether,יַחְדָּוforכִּיtheir possessionsרְכוּשָׁםwereהָיָהgreat,רָבand they could notוְלֹא יָכְלוּliveלָשֶׁבֶתtogether.יַחְדָּו
Genesis 13:6
Study it in the app“But the land could not support them living together, for their possessions were great, and they could not live together.”
Abram lets Lot choose, to avoid a quarrel between their herdsmenConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 13:6, word by word
- But the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- could not supportנָשָׂאnasa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nasa” appears- livingשֶׁבֶתshevet
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “shevet” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears- their possessionsרְכוּשָׁrechusha
possessions
Goods, possessions, property.
Where else “rechusha” appears- wereהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- greatרָבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- and they could notיָכְלוּyachlu
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yachlu” appears
The context
5Lot also, who went with Abram, had sheep, cattle, and tents.
6 · This verse (above)
7So there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living then in the land.
To study Genesis 13 in a group
1. What it says
How did Abram settle the conflict with Lot, and which place did each one choose (vv. 8-12)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Abram that he let Lot choose the land first (vv. 8-9)?
3. How I live it
How can you yield in a disagreement today in order to protect a relationship?