Genesis 15:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Genesis 15:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 15:1017 words

וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take

לוֹlwōTo

אֶתʾet—

כָּלkālWhole

אֵלֶּהʾēlehThese

וַיְבַתֵּרwayəvatērAnd chop up

אֹתָםʾōtām—

בַּתָּוֶךְbatāweḵəIn bisection

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

אִישׁʾîšMan

בִּתְרוֹbitərwōSection

לִקְרַאתliqəraʾtTo encountering

רֵעֵהוּrēʿēhûAssociate

וְאֶתwəʾet—

הַצִפֹּרhaṣipōrThe little bird

לֹאlōʾNot

בָתָרvātārChop up

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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