Genesis 15:11
Strong's Lexicon
And the birds of prey
הָעַ֖יִט (hā·‘a·yiṭ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5861: 1) bird of prey, a swooper

descended
וַיֵּ֥רֶד (way·yê·reḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the carcasses,
הַפְּגָרִ֑ים (hap·pə·ḡā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6297: 1) corpse, carcass, monument, stela 1a) corpse (of man) 1b) carcass (of animals)

but Abram
אַבְרָֽם׃ (’aḇ·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 87: Abram = 'exalted father' 1) original name of Abraham

drove them away.
וַיַּשֵּׁ֥ב (way·yaš·šêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5380: 1) to blow 1a) (Qal) to blow 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to blow 1b2) to disperse, to drive away

אֹתָ֖ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Young's Literal Translation
and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

New American Standard Bible
The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

King James Bible
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

New Living Translation
Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away.

English Standard Version
And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

New American Standard Bible
The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

King James Bible
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

International Standard Version
When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

NET Bible
When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

American Standard Version
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

English Revised Version
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcases, and Abram drove them away.

Young's Literal Translation
and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.
















Cross References
Genesis 15:10
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.

Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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.

Genesis 15:8
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

Genesis 15:13
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;

Genesis 15:14
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
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