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And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. (KJV)

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וַיִּֽקַּֽח\־vai.yi.kach-and he brought

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: bring

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947J; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 2

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 3

אֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehthese

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 4

וַיְבַתֵּ֤רvay.va.Terand he cut in pieces

Lemma: בָּתַר (ba.tar) · Strong's: H1334

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to cut up

Used 2 times. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1334; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 5

אֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> them

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 6

בַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhin the middle

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 7

וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he set

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 8

אִישׁ\־'ish-each

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 9

בִּתְר֖וֹbit.Ropiece its

Lemma: בֶּ֫תֶר (be.ter) · Strong's: H1335

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: part

Used 3 times. Also: Jeremiah 34:18, Jeremiah 34:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1335; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 10

לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Ratto meet

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to encounter: toward

Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 14:27, Numbers 20:18, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 21:23, Numbers 21:33, Numbers 22:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7122H; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 11

רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor its

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 12

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 13

הַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.Porthe bird[s]

Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6833

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: bird

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 7:14, Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7, Leviticus 14:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6833; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 14

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 15

בָתָֽר\׃va.Tarhe cut in two

Lemma: בָּתַר (ba.tar) · Strong's: H1334

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to cut up

Used 2 times. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1334; TAHOT Genesis 15:10 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So [Abram] brought	→	לָקַח H3947J to take: bring
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
these	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
to Him	→
split	→	בָּתַר H1334 to cut up
each of them	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
down the middle	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
and laid	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
the halves	→	בֶּ֫תֶר H1335 part
opposite	→	קָרָא H7122H to encounter: toward
each	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
other	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
The birds	→	צִפּוֹר H6833 bird
however	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
he did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
cut in half	→	בָּתַר H1334 to cut up

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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