Genesis 15:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.”

Genesis 15:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 15:11 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 15:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.”

Genesis 15:11 — World English Bible

Genesis 15:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. ”

Genesis 15:11 — American Standard Version

Genesis 15:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.”

Genesis 15:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 15:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.”

Genesis 15:11 — Darby Translation

Genesis 15:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then foules fell on the carkases, and Abram droue them away.”

Genesis 15:11 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 15:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.”

Genesis 15:11 — The Living Sword

Genesis 15:11 in Context — Genesis 15

9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

10 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.

11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

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What Does Genesis 15:11 Mean?

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