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Genesis 15:11

Abraham

9 And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”

10 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 the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

13 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

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BSB
And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
KJV
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
WEB
The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
ASV
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
DARBY
And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.
BLB
And the bird of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
ÅB
Og rovfugler for ned på de døde kropper, men Abram jaget dem bort.
OTB
Da kom rovfugler ned over skrottene, men Abram jaget dem bort.
B1930
Og rovfugler for ned på de døde kropper, men Abram jaget dem bort.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 13:4

    And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

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  • Psalms 119:13

    With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.

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  • Ezekiel 17:7

    But 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.

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  • Ezekiel 17:3

    and 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.

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