15:9 The Lord 5 said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.” 15:10 So Abram 6 took all these for him and then cut them in two 7 and placed each half opposite the other, 8 but he did not cut the birds in half.
1 tn Here the vav carries adversative force and is translated “but.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn See note on the phrase “sovereign
4 tn Or “how.”
5 tn Heb “He”; the referent (the
9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Heb “in the middle.”
11 tn Heb “to meet its neighbor.”