Genesis
Genesis 15:10
10So 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ | way·yiq·qaḥ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | אֵ֗לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| to Him | ל֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| split | וַיְבַתֵּ֤ר | way·ḇat·têr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1334 cut in two |
| each of them | אֹתָם֙ | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| down the middle | בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ | bat·tā·weḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8432 midst |
| and laid | וַיִּתֵּ֥ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the halves | בִּתְר֖וֹ | biṯ·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1335 part, piece |
| opposite | לִקְרַ֣את | liq·raṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7122 encounter, befall |
| each | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| other | רֵעֵ֑הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| The birds | הַצִפֹּ֖ר | ha·ṣip·pōr | Article; Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| however | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| he did not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| cut in half | בָתָֽר׃ | ḇā·ṯār | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1334 cut in two |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 34:18–19 · Leviticus 1:17 · Genesis 15:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.