Genesis 15:11 “And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them…”

Genesis 15:11

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

American Standard Version

And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then foules fell on the carkases, and Abram droue them away.

Darby Translation

And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.

Young's Literal Translation

and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.

Bible in Basic English

And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.

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In context

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.

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

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