¹⁰ Then he brought all these to Him and ^(A)cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut ^(B)the birds in two.

¹⁷ Then he shall split it at its wings, but ^(A)shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. ^(B)It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a ^[a]sweet aroma to the Lord.

¹⁸ And I will give the men who have transgressed My covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when ^(A)they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts of it— ¹⁹ the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the ^[a]eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf—

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that ^(A)passed between those pieces.

^15 (A)Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.