Parallel Verses

Amplified

The birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

International Standard Version

When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

A Conservative Version

And the birds of prey came down upon 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.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the birds fell on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Then came down the birds of prey upon the carcass, and Abram drove them away.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And when the fowls
עיט 
`ayit 
Usage: 8

ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

פּגר 
Peger 
Usage: 22

H87
אברם 
'Abram 
Usage: 61

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Yahweh's Covenant With Abram

10 So Abram brought all these to Him and cut them down the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds. 11 The birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. 12 When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram; and a horror (terror, shuddering fear, nightmare) of great darkness overcame him.


Cross References

Psalm 119:13


With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.

Ezekiel 17:3

saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “A great eagle (Nebuchadnezzar) with great wings, long pinions and a rich plumage of many colors came to Lebanon (Jerusalem) and took away the top of the cedar (Judah).

Ezekiel 17:7

“There was [also] another great eagle with great wings and many feathers; and behold, this vine (Zedekiah) bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him, away from the beds where it was planted, for him to water.

Matthew 13:4

and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road [between the fields], and the birds came and ate it.

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