Genesis 36:7
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For they were exceeding rich, and could not dwell together: neither was the land in which they sojourned able to bear them, for the multitude of their flocks.

their riches.

Genesis 13:6,11 Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together. . . .

the land.

Genesis 17:8 And I will give to thee, and to thy seed, the land of thy sojournment, all the land of Chanaan, for a perpetual possession, and I will be their God.

Genesis 28:4 And give the blessings of Abraham to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather.

Context
Esau's Descendants
6And Esau took his wives, and his sons and daughters, and every soul of his house, and his substance, and cattle, and all that he was able to acquire in the land of Chanaan: and went into another country, and departed from his brother Jacob. 7For they were exceeding rich, and could not dwell together: neither was the land in which they sojourned able to bear them, for the multitude of their flocks.8And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: he is Edom.…
Cross References
Hebrews 11:9
By faith he abode in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.

Genesis 13:6
Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together.

Genesis 17:8
And I will give to thee, and to thy seed, the land of thy sojournment, all the land of Chanaan, for a perpetual possession, and I will be their God.

1 Chronicles 29:15
For we are sojourners before thee, and strangers, as were all our fathers. I Our days upon earth are as a shadow, and there is no stay.

Psalm 39:12
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and my supplication: give ear to my tears. Be no silent: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as all my fathers were.

Jeremiah 35:7
Neither shall ye build houses, nor sow reed, nor plant vineyards, nor have any: but you shall dwell in tents all your days, that you may live many days upon the face of the earth, in which you are strangers.

Lexicon
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

their possessions
רְכוּשָׁ֛ם (rə·ḵū·šām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7399: Property, goods

were
הָיָ֧ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

too great
רָ֖ב (rāḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

for them to dwell
מִשֶּׁ֣בֶת (miš·še·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

together;
יַחְדָּ֑ו (yaḥ·dāw)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3162: A unit, unitedly

the land
אֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

where they stayed
מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ (mə·ḡū·rê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4033: A sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning

could
יָֽכְלָ֜ה (yā·ḵə·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power

not
וְלֹ֨א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

support them
לָשֵׂ֣את (lā·śêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take

because
מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

of their livestock.
מִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (miq·nê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition


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

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.

For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojourning could not bear them, because of the abundance of their possessions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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;
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