Genesis 15:10
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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.So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.
In other translations
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.So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקַּח־vaiyikach-and he broughtH3947לוֹloto <the> himאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605אֵלֶּה'elehtheseH428וַיְבַתֵּרvayvaterand he cut in piecesH1334אֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853בַּתָּוֶךְbatavekhin the middleH8432וַיִּתֵּןvaiyitenand he setH5414אִישׁ־'ish-eachH376בִּתְרוֹbitropiece itsH1335לִקְרַאתlikratto meetH7122רֵעֵהוּre'ehuneighbor itsH7453וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַצִפֹּרhatziporthe bird[s]H6833לֹאlo'notH3808בָתָר׃vatarhe cut in twoH1334
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 34:18-1918 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof, 19 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;18 And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces. 19 The officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the pieces of the calf,
- Leviticus 1:17And 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 savour unto the Lord.He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Genesis 15:17And 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.When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.
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