And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
Genesis 15:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other, but he did not cut the birds in two. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he brought Him all these and cut them down the middle [into halves] and laid each half opposite the other; but the birds he did not divide. American Standard Version (1901) And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other: but the birds divided he not. Common English Bible He took all of these animals, split them in half, and laid the halves facing each other, but he didn’t split the birds. Catholic Public Domain Version Taking all these, he divided them through the middle, and placed both parts opposite one another. But the birds he did not divide. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the two pieces of each one against the other; but the birds he divided not. |
And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.
He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
He shall tear it open by its wings without severing it. Then the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord.
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