Genesis 13:6

13:6 But the land could ¹  not support them while they were living side by side. ²  Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live ³  alongside one another.

Genesis 15:10

15:10 So Abram ⁴  took all these for him and then cut them in two ⁵  and placed each half opposite the other, ⁶  but he did not cut the birds in half.

Genesis 48:13

48:13 Joseph positioned them; ⁷  he put Ephraim on his right hand across from Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh on his left hand across from Israel’s right hand. Then Joseph brought them closer to his father. ⁸ 

[13:6]  ¹ tn The potential nuance for the perfect tense is necessary here, and supported by the parallel clause that actually uses “to be able.”

[13:6]  ² tn The infinitive construct לָשֶׁבֶת (lashevet, from יָשַׁב, yashav) explains what it was that the land could not support: “the land could not support them to live side by side.” See further J. C. de Moor, “Lexical Remarks Concerning Yahad and Yahdaw,” VT 7 (1957): 350-55.

[13:6]  ³ tn The same infinitive occurs here, serving as the object of the verb.

[15:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the middle.”

[15:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “to meet its neighbor.”

[48:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Joseph took the two of them.”

[48:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he brought near to him.” The referents of the pronouns “he” and “him” (Joseph and his father respectively) have been specified in the translation for clarity.