Genesis 15:10

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.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9And 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 turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.'

11And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and there was thick darkness, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

Jeremiah 34:18And I will give the men that have transgressed My covenant, that have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when they cut the calf in twain and passed between the parts thereof;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:8-12

7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord God , whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an 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. 10 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. 11 And when the fowls… Read the whole commentary →

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