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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Yahweh here a_people one and_(a)_language one to/for_all_them and_this their_beginning for_doing and_now not it_will_be_withheld from_them all that they_will_plan for_doing.
OET (OET-RV) and he said, “Look, they’re just one people group, and they all speak the same language. This is only the beginning of what they can do together—soon they’ll be capable of doing anything they plan to do.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה
and=he/it_said YHWH
Consider what is the best way to refer to Yahweh here in your language. Alternate translation: “And he said (to himself),” or “He said,”
הֵ֣ן
if
This term calls attention to what Yahweh says next. Consider what is the best way to do that in your language.
עַ֤ם אֶחָד֙
people one(ms)
The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “they are one people/ethnic group,” or (2) “the/these people are one/united in what they are doing,”
וְשָׂפָ֤ה אַחַת֙ לְכֻלָּ֔ם
and=(a)_language one(fs) to/for=all=them
See how you translated have one language in verse 1. Alternate translation: “and they all share the same language.”
וְזֶ֖ה הַחִלָּ֣ם לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת
and=this their=beginning for=doing
Alternate translation: “This is only the beginning of what they will do together.”
וְעַתָּה֙
and=now
Alternate translation: “Now”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
לֹֽא יִבָּצֵ֣ר מֵהֶ֔ם כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָזְמ֖וּ לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת
not it_will_be_impossible from=them all which/who they_will_devise for=doing
The words not and impossible are two negatives that work together to communicate an emphatic positive statement. Consider what is the best way to translate this in your language. Alternate translation: “nothing that they plan to do will be impossible for them.” or “anything they attempt to do will be possible for them.” or “they will be able to do whatever they try to do.”
11:6 If left unchecked, the tower builders’ solidarity and ambition would allow human wickedness to flourish in unimaginable ways.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Yahweh here a_people one and_(a)_language one to/for_all_them and_this their_beginning for_doing and_now not it_will_be_withheld from_them all that they_will_plan for_doing.
OET (OET-RV) and he said, “Look, they’re just one people group, and they all speak the same language. This is only the beginning of what they can do together—soon they’ll be capable of doing anything they plan to do.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.