Genesis 15:12 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וַיְהִ֤יh1961
1And when the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙h8121
2was going downלָב֔וֹאh935
3a deep sleepוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הh8639
11fellנֹפֶ֥לֶתh5307
5עַלh5921
6upon Abramאַבְרָ֑םh87
7וְהִנֵּ֥הh2009
8and lo an horrorאֵימָ֛הh367
9darknessחֲשֵׁכָ֥הh2825
10of greatגְדֹלָ֖הh1419
11fellנֹפֶ֥לֶתh5307
12עָלָֽיו׃h5921

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And as the sun was just going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a horror, a great darkness, fell upon him.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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 (WEB)

When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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;