Genesis 15:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 15:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙
shemesh
H8121
sun
לָב֔וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖ה
tardêmâh
H8639
deep sleep
נָפְלָ֣ה
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַבְרָ֑ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֵימָ֛ה
ʼêymâh
H367
terror
חֲשֵׁכָ֥ה
chăshêkâh
H2825
darkness
גְדֹלָ֖ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
נֹפֶ֥לֶת
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עָלָֽיו
ʻal
H5921
upon
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, the sun was setting and a deep sleep fell on Abram, and behold, terror great darkness fell on him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).