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OET (OET-LV) And_ʼAⱱrāhām surely_(become) he_will_become to_(a)_nation great and_mighty and_they_will_be_blessed in_him/it all the_nations the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) His descendants are certainly going to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him and them,
וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הָי֧וֹ יִֽהְיֶ֛ה
and,Abraham to_become will_belong
Some translations begin a new sentence here. Other translations continue the rhetorical question (or statement) in verse 17 to the end of verse 18 and say, “since Abraham/he will …” or “seeing that Abraham/he will …” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “he will surely be the ancestor of” or “After all, Abraham and his descendants will surely multiply and become”
לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל וְעָצ֑וּם
to=(a)_nation big/great and,mighty
See how you translated “great nation” in Gen 12:2. Alternate translation: “a great and powerful ethnic group,”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
ב֔וֹ
in=him/it
This phrase refers to Abraham and his descendants, including ultimately the Messiah. See the note about this at Gen 12:3. Alternate translation: “and through him” or “and because of him” or “and by means of him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ & כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ
and=they_will_be_blessed & all nations the=earth/land
See how you translated a similar clause in Gen 12:3. Alternate translation: “all the ethnic groups in the world will be blessed by me.” or “I will bless all the ethnic groups in the world.”
18:16-33 God took Abraham into his confidence as his prophet (18:16-21; see 20:7); Abraham, in turn, interceded for Sodom (18:23-32; see Heb 7:23-26). God is able to do whatever he chooses to do; this passage affirms that it will be just and right.
OET (OET-LV) And_ʼAⱱrāhām surely_(become) he_will_become to_(a)_nation great and_mighty and_they_will_be_blessed in_him/it all the_nations the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) His descendants are certainly going to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him and them,
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.