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.
Divided them in the midst - i:e., into halves.
And laid each piece one against another - i:e., each half at a little interval opposite its corresponding half.
But the birds divided he not - as was afterward prescribed in the Mosaic law (Leviticus 1:15; Leviticus 1:17).