Genesis 15:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 15:17 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
בָּ֔אָה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַעֲלָטָ֖ה
ʻălâṭâh
H5939
thick darkness
הָיָ֑ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
וְהִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
תַנּ֤וּר
tannûwr
H8574
furnace
עָשָׁן֙
ʻâshân
H6227
smoke
וְלַפִּ֣יד
lappîyd
H3940
torch
אֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָבַ֔ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
בֵּ֖ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַגְּזָרִ֥ים
gezer
H1506
part
הָאֵֽלֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, the sun went down and darkness came, and behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch that passed between those pieces.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).