Genesis 15:9-12

Context

15:9 The Lord¹ 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 Abram² took all these for him and then cut them in two³ and placed each half opposite the other,⁴ but he did not cut the birds in half. 15:11 When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

15:12 When the sun went down, Abram fell sound asleep,⁵ and great terror overwhelmed him.⁶

[15:9] ¹tn Heb “He”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:10] ²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:10] ³tn Heb “in the middle.”

[15:10] ⁴tn Heb “to meet its neighbor.”

[15:12] ⁵tn Heb “a deep sleep fell on Abram.”

[15:12] ⁶tn Heb “and look, terror, a great darkness was falling on him.”