Genesis 15:9
And he is saying toward himself, `Take to myself a heifer of her who is three parts, and a she goat of her who is three parts, and a ram of him who is three parts, and a turtle dove, and a nestling.`
And He said to him, Take for Me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtledove, even a nestling.
He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
And he said to him, Take for me a heifer in her third year, and a she-goat in her third year, and a ram in his third year, and a dove and a pigeon.
Footnotes
| 566 | Hebrew meshulashet. #8027, three times, divide into three parts, to triple. Feminine singular participle, her-who-is-threefold or her-who-is-three-parts |
| 567 | Chief Leader Ram Strong’s #352, ayil. Leader, chief, strong one, terebinth. A variety of definitions. Ram is implied as being “chief” or “leader” of the sheep. The commonality lies in the strength of leadership. So the pillars or gateposts of Ezekiel 40, “And he is measuring אֶת-the porch of the Gate, eight ammot, and the gateposts [ayil] two ammot…” Ezekiel 40:9 literal Or a leader, “And I am giving him in the hand of a chief [ayil] of nations…” Ezekiel 31:11 literal Or terebinth/oaks, “For they are ashamed from the oaks [ayil] you have desired…” Isaiah 1:29 literal |
| 568 | Strong’s #8027, shalash. To thrice, make three, threefold. This is a denominative verb from the number three in the feminine sing. participle form. It is the same word used in Ecclesiastes, “and if the One is overpowering him, the Double are standing-firm his opposite, and the Cord of the One-who-is-threefold is not in haste being torn off.” Ecc. 4:12 literal |