Genesis 15:10

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.

And he took {H3947} unto him all these, and divided {H1334} them in the midst {H8432}, and laid {H5414} each {H376} piece {H1335} one against {H7125} another {H7453}: but the birds {H6833} divided {H1334} he not.

He brought him all these, cut the animals in two and placed the pieces opposite each other; but he didn't cut the birds in half.

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.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 1:17 (7 votes)

    And 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.

  • Jeremiah 34:18 (5 votes)

    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,

  • Jeremiah 34:19 (5 votes)

    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;

  • Genesis 15:17 (2 votes)

    ¶ And 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.

  • 2 Timothy 2:15 (0 votes)

    Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.