Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him.
New American Standard Bible
Now when the sun was going down,
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.
Holman Bible
As the sun was setting, a deep sleep
International Standard Version
As the sun began to set, Abram was overcome with deep sleep, and suddenly a frightening and terrifying darkness descended on him.
A Conservative Version
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
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.
Amplified
When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram; and a horror (terror, shuddering fear, nightmare) of great darkness overcame him.
Bible in Basic English
Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.
Darby Translation
And as the sun was just going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a horror, a great darkness, fell upon him.
King James 2000
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And it happened, as the sun {went down}, then a deep sleep fell upon Abram and, behold, a great terrifying darkness fell upon him.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened as the sun was setting, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And, behold, a horror of great darkness fell upon him!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the sun was down, there fell a slumber upon Abram. And lo, fear and great darkness came upon him.
NET Bible
When the sun went down, Abram fell sound asleep, and great terror overwhelmed him.
New Heart English Bible
When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass when, the sun, was shout to go in. and a deep sleep, had fallen upon Abram, lo! a terror a great darkness, was falling upon him.
Webster
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
World English Bible
When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Great
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Topics
Interlinear
Shemesh
Naphal
נפל
Naphal
fail, fall down, cast, cast down, fall away, divide, overthrow, present, lay, rot, accepted, lie down, inferior, lighted, lost,
Usage: 434
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 15:12
Images Genesis 15:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Covenant With Abram
11 And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. 12 And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 2:21
And Jehovah God will cause to fall a deep sleep upon the man, and he will sleep; and he will take one of his ribs and will close up the flesh underneath it
Job 33:15
In a dream, in a vision of the night, in the falling of deep sleep upon men, in slumbers upon the bed;
1 Samuel 26:12
And David will take the spear, and the cruse of water at Saul's head, and they will go for themselves, and none saw and none will know, and none waking: for all of them were sleeping; for a deep sleep of Jehovah fell upon them.
Job 4:13-14
In thoughts, from visions of the night, in the falling of deep sleep upon men,
Psalm 4:3-5
And know ye that Jehovah separated the kind one to himself: Jehovah will hear in my calling to him.
Daniel 10:8-9
And I was left alone, and I shall see this great sight, and strength was not left in me: and my honor was turned upon me into destruction, and I retained not strength.
Acts 9:8-9
And Saul was raised up from the earth; and his eyes being opened, he saw no one: and leading him by the hand, they brought him to Damascus.
Acts 20:9
And a certain young man by name Eutychus, sitting in the window, borne down by deep sleep, Paul conversing more and more, fell down below from the third story, and was taken up dead.