Genesis 15:17 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַיְהִ֤י	h1961
1	And it came to pass that when the sun	הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙	h8121
2	went down	בָּ֔אָה	h935
3	and it was dark	וַֽעֲלָטָ֖ה	h5939
4		הָיָ֑ה	h1961
5		וְהִנֵּ֨ה	h2009
6	furnace	תַנּ֤וּר	h8574
7	behold a smoking	עָשָׁן֙	h6227
8	lamp	וְלַפִּ֣יד	h3940
9	and a burning	אֵ֔שׁ	h784
10		אֲשֶׁ֣ר	h834
11	that passed	עָבַ֔ר	h5674
12	between	בֵּ֖ין	h996
13	those pieces	הַגְּזָרִ֥ים	h1506
14		הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	h428

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then when the sun went down and it was dark, he saw a smoking fire and a flaming light which went between the parts of the bodies.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And it came to pass, that when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

World English Bible (WEB)

It came to pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And it cometh to pass -- the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been -- and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.