And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
Genesis 15:10 - King James Version - American Edition 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. 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. |
And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
And he said unto him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the Lord.
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