¹⁰ Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other;^(A) the birds, however, he did not cut in half.^(B)

¹⁷ He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely,^(A) and then the priest shall burn it on the wood^(B) that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

¹⁸ Those who have violated my covenant^(A) and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and then walked between its pieces.^{(B) 19} The leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials,^(C) the priests and all the people of the land who walked between the pieces of the calf,

¹⁷ When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch^(A) appeared and passed between the pieces.^(B)

¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.^(A)