Genesis

Genesis 15:12

12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

Read all of Genesis 15

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙haš·še·mešArticle; Noun - common singularH8121 sun
wasוַיְהִ֤יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
settingלָב֔וֹאlā·ḇō·wPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
Abramאַבְרָ֑ם’aḇ·rāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH87 Abram
fellנָפְלָ֣הnā·p̄ə·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5307 fall, lie
intoעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
a deep sleepוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הwə·ṯar·dê·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH8639 deep sleep
and suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֥הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
greatגְדֹלָ֖הḡə·ḏō·lāhAdjective - feminine singularH1419 great
terrorאֵימָ֛ה’ê·māhNoun - feminine singularH367 terror, dread
and darknessחֲשֵׁכָ֥הḥă·šê·ḵāhNoun - feminine singularH2825 darkness
overwhelmedנֹפֶ֥לֶתnō·p̄e·leṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH5307 fall, lie
himעָלָֽיו׃‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 2:21 · Job 33:15 · Daniel 10:8–9 · Job 4:13–14 · Acts 9:8–9 · Psalm 4:3–5 · 1 Samuel 26:12

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.