The Meaning of Genesis 36:7 Explained

Genesis 36:7

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.

YLT: 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;

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.

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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Genesis 36:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 36:1-8 - Jacob's Sons Esau's Sons Isaac's Death
From Bethel to Bethlehem is not far. The one, the House of God; the other, the House of Bread. We need them both, if we are to bear up under the repeated shocks of life, such as the death of the old nurse Deborah, the death of our beloved Rachels, the sins of our children, and the breakup of the old home, as when our father is borne to his grave. Well was it for Jacob that he had got right with God before these repeated waves broke upon him. Isaac had not lived a great life, but his full years gave him a claim on the veneration of his sons, who forgot their jealousies and feuds as they stood together at his bier. But how greatly men misjudge death. It is not the end, but the beginning. We find hereafter Isaac associated with Abraham and Jacob, as welcoming the saints homeward. Death greatens good men! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 36

1  Esau's three wives
6  His removal to mount Seir
9  His sons
15  The dukes which descended of his sons
20  The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite
24  Anah finds mules
31  The kings of Edom
40  The dukes that descended of Esau

What do the individual words in Genesis 36:7 mean?

For were their possessions too great for them to dwell together and not could the land where they sojourned support them because of their livestock
כִּֽי־ הָיָ֧ה רְכוּשָׁ֛ם רָ֖ב מִשֶּׁ֣בֶת יַחְדָּ֑ו וְלֹ֨א יָֽכְלָ֜ה אֶ֤רֶץ מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ לָשֵׂ֣את אֹתָ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י מִקְנֵיהֶֽם

רְכוּשָׁ֛ם  their  possessions 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: רְכוּשׁ  
Sense: property, goods, possessions.
רָ֖ב  too  great 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
מִשֶּׁ֣בֶת  for  them  to  dwell 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
יַחְדָּ֑ו  together 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יַחַד 
Sense: union, unitedness adv.
וְלֹ֨א  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יָֽכְלָ֜ה  could 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָכֹל  
Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able.
אֶ֤רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙  where  they  sojourned 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מָגֹור 
Sense: sojourning place, dwelling-place, sojourning.
לָשֵׂ֣את  support 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
מִפְּנֵ֖י  because 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
מִקְנֵיהֶֽם  of  their  livestock 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִקְנֶה  
Sense: cattle, livestock.

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