Genesis 15:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 15:12

10 Then he brought all these to Him and ^acut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut ^bthe birds in two.

11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

12 Now when the sun was going down, ^aa deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.

13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly ^athat your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and ^bthey will afflict them four hundred years.

14 And also the nation whom they serve ^aI will judge; afterward ^bthey shall come out with great possessions.

15 Now as for you, ^ayou shall go ^bto your fathers in peace; ^cyou shall be buried at a good old age.

16 But ^ain the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity ^bof the Amorites ^cis not yet complete.”

17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that ^apassed between those pieces.

18 On the same day the Lord ^amade a covenant with Abram, saying: ^b“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates—

19 the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites,

Verse Comparison: Genesis 15:12

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

Amplified® Bible
When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram, and a horror (a terror, a shuddering fear) of great darkness assailed {and} oppressed him.

Contemporary English Version
As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and everything became dark and frightening.

Darby English Version
And as the sun was just going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a horror, a great darkness, fell upon him.

Good News Bible
When the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and fear and terror came over him.

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

New American Standard Bible
Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror {and} great darkness fell upon him.

New International Version
As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.

New King James Version
Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now when the sun had gone down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.

Revised Standard Version
As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram; and lo, a dread and great darkness fell upon him.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

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