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OET (OET-LV) And_not it_supported DOM_them the_earth/land to_stayed together if/because it_was their_property much and_not they_were_able to_live together.
OET (OET-RV) but the land couldn’t support them all while they stayed together. Because the needs of their combined assets were so demanding, they couldn’t all thrive in one place
וְלֹא־נָשָׂ֥א אֹתָ֛ם הָאָ֖רֶץ
and=not support DOM=them the=earth/land
Alternate translation: “As a result, there was not enough land to provide them all with enough food and water” or “In fact, there was not enough land to provide enough food and water for both families and their animals”
לָשֶׁ֣בֶת יַחְדָּ֑ו
to,stayed together
Alternate translation: “if they lived near each other,” or “if they lived in the same region,”
כִּֽי הָיָ֤ה רְכוּשָׁם֙ רָ֔ב
that/for/because/then/when it_became their=property great
The phrase their possessions especially refers to their livestock, which required much land to graze on and much water to drink, and probably also includes their many servants. Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “because their belongings were so abundant that” or “because they owned so many servants and livestock that” or “They each owned so many servants and livestock that”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
וְלֹ֥א יָֽכְל֖וּ לָשֶׁ֥בֶת יַחְדָּֽו
and=not able to,live together
See how you translated a similar phrase earlier in this verse. For some languages it may be clearer or more natural to change the order of the clauses in this sentence and say, “In fact, they each/both owned so many servants and livestock/animals that they could not live in the same area. There was not enough land to provide/produce the amount of food and water that they all needed.” Do what is best in your language. Also see how you translated stayed together earlier in this verse. Alternate translation: “they could not all live near each other.” or “it was not possible for them to all live in the same area”
13:1-7 This story is set in conflict amid God’s blessings. In the opening verses, Abram returns to a place where he had built an altar. Previous events are emphasized as Abram’s return to the land is described (13:3-4); Abram renewed his worship and again proclaimed the Lord’s name (cp. 12:8).
OET (OET-LV) And_not it_supported DOM_them the_earth/land to_stayed together if/because it_was their_property much and_not they_were_able to_live together.
OET (OET-RV) but the land couldn’t support them all while they stayed together. Because the needs of their combined assets were so demanding, they couldn’t all thrive in one place
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.