Genesis
Genesis 15:17
17When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the sun | הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ | haš·še·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| had set | בָּ֔אָה | bā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and darkness | וַעֲלָטָ֖ה | wa·‘ă·lā·ṭāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5939 thick darkness |
| had fallen | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| behold | וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a smoking | עָשָׁן֙ | ‘ā·šān | Noun - masculine singular | H6227 smoke |
| firepot | תַנּ֤וּר | ṯan·nūr | Noun - common singular construct | H8574 stove |
| and a flaming | אֵ֔שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| torch | וְלַפִּ֣יד | wə·lap·pîḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3940 torch |
| appeared and passed | עָבַ֔ר | ‘ā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| between | בֵּ֖ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the halves | הַגְּזָרִ֥ים | hag·gə·zā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1506 part |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 34:18–19 · Judges 6:21 · Jeremiah 11:4 · 1 Chronicles 21:26 · Exodus 3:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.