Genesis 15:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.”

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BSBPD

“And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 15:11 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 119:13With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
  2. Ezekiel 17:3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
  3. Ezekiel 17:7But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.
  4. Matthew 13:4And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

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