Genesis 15:12

In 11 translations

BSB

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep has fallen on Abram, and behold, a terror of great darkness is falling on him;

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;

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.

DRC

And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a great and darksome horror seized upon him.

GNV

And when the sunne went downe, there fell an heauie sleepe vpon Abram: and loe, a very fearefull darkenes fell vpon him.

JPS

And it came to pass, that, when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a dread, even a great darkness, fell upon him.

LXXE

And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

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WLC

וַיְהִ֤י הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ לָב֔וֹא וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖ה נָפְלָ֣ה עַל־אַבְרָ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵימָ֛ה חֲשֵׁכָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה נֹפֶ֥לֶת עָלָֽיו׃

LXX-Br

Περὶ δὲ ἡλίου δυσμὰς ἔκστασις ἐπέπεσε τῷ Ἅβραμ, καὶ ἰδοὺ φόβος σκοτεινὸς μέγας ἐπιπίπτει αὐτῷ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 2:21So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
• Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
• Daniel 10:8–9So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless. I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to…
• Job 4:13–14In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men, fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.
• Acts 9:8–9Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
• Psalms 4:3–5Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him. Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in…
• 1 Samuel 26:12So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
• Acts 20:9And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

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