Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.

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 fell on Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.

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.

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.

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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And when the sun
שׁמשׁ 
Shemesh 
Usage: 134


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

תּרדּמה 
Tardemah 
Usage: 7

H87
אברם 
'Abram 
Usage: 61

and, lo, an horror
אמה אימה 
'eymah 
Usage: 17

of great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

חשׁיכה חשׁכה 
Chashekah 
Usage: 5

References

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Hastings

Morish

Smith

Images Genesis 15:12

Context Readings

Yahweh's Covenant With Abram

11 Then came down the birds of prey upon the carcass, and Abram drove them away. 12 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. 13 And he said to Abram - Thou must surely know, that, sojourners, will thy seed become in a land not theirs, and shall serve them and they will humble them, four hundred years;

Cross References

Genesis 2:21

So Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept, - and he took one of his ribs, and closed up flesh instead thereof.

Job 33:15

In a dream, a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed,

1 Samuel 26:12

So David took the spear, and the cruse of water, from near the head of Saul, and they went their way, - and no man saw, and no man knew, and no man awoke, for all of them were sleeping, for, a deep sleep from Yahweh, had fallen upon them.

Job 4:13-14

When there were thoughts, from visions of the night, - When deep sleep falleth upon men,

Psalm 4:3-5

Know ye, then, that Yahweh hath set apart the man of lovingkindness for himself: Yahweh, will hear, when I cry to him.

Daniel 10:8-9

I, therefore, was left alone, and beheld this great revelation, and there remained in me no strength, - but, my freshness, was turned upon me into disfigurement, and I retained no strength.

Acts 9:8-9

And Saul arose from the earth, and, his eyes being opened, he could see nothing; and, taking him by the hand, they led him into Damascus, -

Acts 20:9

And there sat, a certain young man by name Eutychus, in the window, who was getting overpowered by a deep sleep; and, while Paul was discoursing yet further, being overpowered by his sleep, he fell, from the third story, down, and was taken up dead.

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