KJV King James Version
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
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Genesis 15:11
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
WEB World English Bible
The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
ASV American Standard Version
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.
Surrounding context — Genesis 15
8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
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.
11 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;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
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Matthew 13:4And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:Psalm 119:13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.Ezekiel 17:3And 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:Ezekiel 17:7There 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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