Genesis 15:11

And the fowl descended upon the divisions, and Abram drave them away.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

In Context

10And he brought before Him all these. And be divided them equally, and set the divisions a division against his fellow; but the birds he did not divide.

12And it was sunset, and sleep fell upon Abram: and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

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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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