MANNAFEST

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.

KJV

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ASV

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.

WEB

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.

YLT

and he taketh to him all these, and separateth them in the midst, and putteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided;

DBT

And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the half of each opposite its fellow; but the birds he did not divide.

About this book

Old Testament

GenesisThe book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Author
Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date
Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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