Parallel Verses
World English Bible
The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and 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.
Amplified
The birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.
Themes
Birds » Many kinds of, carnivorous
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 15:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Covenant With Abram
10 He brought him all of these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he didn't divide the birds. 11 The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. 12 When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 119:13
With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
Ezekiel 17:3
and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:
Ezekiel 17:7
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.
Matthew 13:4
As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.