Later, large birds flew down to eat the animals. But Abram chased them away.
Genesis 15:10 - Easy To Read Version Abram brought all these things to God. Abram killed these animals and cut each of them into two pieces. Then Abram laid each half across from the other half. Abram did not cut the birds into two pieces. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Later, large birds flew down to eat the animals. But Abram chased them away.
After the sun went down, it became very dark. The dead animals still lay on the ground—each animal cut in two pieces. At that time, a column of smoke and fire [86] passed between the halves of the dead animals. [87]
God said to Abram, “{We will make an agreement.} Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old goat, and a three-year-old ram. Also, bring me a dove and a young pigeon.”
Then the priest must tear the bird by its wings, but he must not divide the bird {into two parts}. The priest must burn the bird on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire. Its smell pleases the Lord.
Do the very best you can to be the kind of person that God will accept, and give yourself to him. Be a worker who is not ashamed of his work—a worker who uses the true teaching in the right way.