Genesis 15:10

So he took for him all these, and divided them, in the midst, and placed each piece over against its fellow, but the birds, divided he not.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 for me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove and a young pigeon.

11Then came down the birds of prey upon the carcass, and Abram drove them away.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:17So it came to pass when, the sun, had gone in, and, a thick darkness, had come on, that lo there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.

Jeremiah 34:18and will give the men who are transgressing my covenant, in that they have not confirmed the words of the covenant, which they solemnised, 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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