en_tn_lite_do_not_use/gen/13/05.md

## Now ##

This word is used in English to show that what follows it is background information. This information will help the reader understand the reason for the events that begin in [Genesis 13:8](./08.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

## could not stay together ##

"could not live together"

## their possessions ##

This includes livestock which need pasture and water.

## The land was not able to support them ##

There was not enough grazing land and water there for all their animals.

## The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time. ##

This is another reason that the land could not support them all.
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Now ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This word is used in English to show that what follows it is background information. This information will help the reader understand the reason for the events that begin in [Genesis 13:8](./08.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## could not stay together ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"could not live together"`

			`## their possessions ##`

			`This includes livestock which need pasture and water.`

			`## The land was not able to support them ##`

			`There was not enough grazing land and water there for all their animals.`

			`## The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time. ##`

			`This is another reason that the land could not support them all.`