Genesis 15:11
And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.In other versions
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
ASV
And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.
BBE
And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.
DBY
The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
WEB
and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.
YLT
And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
ENG
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
WBT
And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
BSB
In context
9And 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.
10And 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.
11And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
13And 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;
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Abraham