Genesis 15:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he taketh to him all these, and separateth them in the midst, and putteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 15:10 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:17When 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.
- Leviticus 1:17He 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.
- Jeremiah 34:18And 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:15Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
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