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Genesis 15:11

Abraham

9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

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

12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them 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 when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

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  • Psalms 119:13

    With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

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  • Ezekiel 17:7

    There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

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  • Ezekiel 17:3

    And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

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