Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo 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] broughtוַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (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 |