Genesis 15:8-10

New International Reader's Version

⁸But Abram said, “Lord and King, how can I know I will have this land as my own?”

⁹So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a young cow, a goat and a ram. Each must be three years old. Bring a dove and a young pigeon along with them.”

¹⁰Abram brought all of them to the Lord. Abram cut them in two and placed the halves opposite each other. But he didn’t cut the birds in half.

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Genesis 15:8-10

New King James Version

⁸And he said, “Lord God, ^(A)how shall I know that I will inherit it?”

⁹So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” ¹⁰Then he brought all these to Him and ^(B)cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut ^(C)the birds in two.

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Genesis 15:8-10

New International Version

⁸But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,^(A) how can I know^(B) that I will gain possession of it?”^(C)

⁹So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer,^(D) a goat and a ram, each three years old,^(E) along with a dove and a young pigeon.^(F)”

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

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Genesis 15:8-10

English Standard Version

⁸But he said, “O Lord God, ^(A)how am I to know that I shall possess it?” ⁹He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” ¹⁰And he brought him all these, ^(B)cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But ^(C)he did not cut the birds in half.