Genesis 15:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.

Young's Literal Translation
and he taketh to him all these, and separateth them in the midst, and putteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
So [Abram] brought
וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (way·yiq·qaḥ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these to Him,
אֵ֗לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

split
וַיְבַתֵּ֤ר (way·ḇat·têr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1334: To cut in two

each of them
אֹתָם֙ (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

down the middle,
בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ (bat·tā·weḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

and laid
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (way·yit·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

the halves
בִּתְר֖וֹ (biṯ·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1335: A part, piece

opposite
לִקְרַ֣את (liq·raṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way

each
אִישׁ־ (’îš-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

other.
רֵעֵ֑הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

The birds,
הַצִפֹּ֖ר‪‬ (ha·ṣip·pōr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6833: A little bird

however,
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

he did not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

cut.
בָתָֽר׃ (ḇā·ṯār)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1334: To cut in two

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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