So Abram ¹  took all these for him and then cut them in two ²  and placed each half opposite the other, ³  but he did not cut the birds in half.

biblegateway Gen 15:10

Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.

So he brought all these to Him, split them down the middle, and laid the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut up the birds.

So Abram brought all these animals to him. He cut each of them in half and laid each half opposite the other. However, he did not cut the birds in half.

biblegateway Gen 15:10

Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half.

And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half.

bibleoremus Gen 15:10

He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two.

Abram brought him all these, cut the animals in two, and set the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut the birds in half.

biblegateway Gen 15:10

Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two.

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.

biblegateway Gen 15:10

So Abram ¹  took all these for him and then cut them in two ²  and placed each half opposite the other, ³  but he did not cut the birds in half.

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “in the middle.”

³ tn Heb “to meet its neighbor.”

³ sn For discussion of this ritual see G. F. Hasel, “The Meaning of the Animal Rite in Genesis 15,” JSOT 19 (1981): 61-78.