Gen 15:10 | NETfull | STEP | So Abram took all these for him and then cut them in two and placed each half opposite the other, but he did not cut the birds in half.

Genesis 15:10

10 So Abram ^{▼▼ Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} took all these for him and then cut them in two ^{▼▼ Heb “in the middle.”} and placed each half opposite the other, ^{▼▼ Heb “to meet its neighbor.”} ^{▼▼ For discussion of this ritual see G. F. Hasel, “The Meaning of the Animal Rite in Genesis 15, ” JSOT 19 (1981): 61-78.} but he did not cut the birds in half.