1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “in the middle.”
3 tn Heb “to meet its neighbor.”
sn For discussion of this ritual see G. F. Hasel, “The Meaning of the Animal Rite in Genesis 15,” JSOT 19 (1981): 61-78.