Genesis 15:11
“And when the fowles came downe vpon the carcases, Abram droue them away.”
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Genesis 15:11 Context
9And he said vnto him, Take me an heifer of three yeeres old, and a shee goat of three yeeres old, and a ramme of three yeeres old, and a turtle doue, and a yong pigeon. 10And he tooke vnto him all these, and diuided them in the midst, and layd each peece one against another: but the birds diuided he not. 11And when the fowles came downe vpon the carcases, Abram droue them away. 12And when the Sunne was going downe, a deepe sleepe fell vpon Abram: and loe, an horrour of great darkenesse fell vpon him. 13And he said vnto Abram, Know of a surety, that thy seed shalbe a stranger, in a land that is not theirs, and shal serue them, and they shall afflict them foure hundred yeeres.
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And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
- King James Version
The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.
- Basic English Bible
And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.
- Darby Bible
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
- Webster's Bible
The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
- World English Bible
and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible