Parallel Verses

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;

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.

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.

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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Images Genesis 15:12

Context Readings

Yahweh's Covenant With Abram

11 and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back. 12 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; 13 and He saith to Abram, 'knowing -- know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,

Cross References

Genesis 2:21

And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.

Job 33:15

In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.

1 Samuel 26:12

And David taketh the spear, and the cruse of water at the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep from Jehovah hath fallen upon them.

Job 4:13-14

In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,

Psalm 4:3-5

And know ye that Jehovah Hath separated a saintly one to Himself. Jehovah heareth in my calling to Him.

Daniel 10:8-9

and I have been left by myself, and I see this great appearance, and there hath been no power left in me, and my honour hath been turned in me to corruption, yea, I have not retained power.

Acts 9:8-9

and Saul arose from the earth, and his eyes having been opened, he beheld no one, and leading him by the hand they brought him to Damascus,

Acts 20:9

and there was sitting a certain youth, by name Eutychus, upon the window -- being borne down by a deep sleep, Paul discoursing long -- he having sunk down from the sleep, fell down from the third story, and was lifted up dead.

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