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,
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.
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.
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
Verse Info
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,
Phrases
Names
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.