KJV King James Version
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
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Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
WEB World English Bible
When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
ASV American Standard Version
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo, a terror of great darkness is falling upon him;
Surrounding context — Genesis 15
9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
10 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.
11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land [that is] not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִ֤יH1961 · ha.yahto beהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙H8121 · she.meshsunלָב֔וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הH8639 · tar.de.mahdeep sleepנָפְלָ֣הH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallעַל־H5921 · aluponאַבְרָ֑םH87 · av.ramAbramוְהִנֵּ֥הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdאֵימָ֛הH367 · e.mahterrorחֲשֵׁכָ֥הH2825 · cha.she.khahdarknessגְדֹלָ֖הH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeנֹפֶ֥לֶתH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallעָלָֽיו׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
Genesis 2:21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;Daniel 10:8-9Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.Psalm 4:3-5But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.1 Samuel 26:12So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw [it], nor knew [it], neither awaked: for they [were] all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.Acts 9:8-9And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus.Job 4:13-14In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,Acts 20:9And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
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