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Genesis 15:12

Abraham
Fear

10 So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.

11 And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

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

13 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

14 But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

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BSB
As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
KJV
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
WEB
When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
ASV
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
DARBY
And as the sun was just going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a horror, a great darkness, fell upon him.
BLB
And the sun was going [down], and a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And behold, a terror of great darkness fell upon him.
ÅB
Da nå solen var nær ved å gå ned, og en dyp søvn var falt over Abram, se, da falt redsel, et stort mørke, over ham.
OTB
Mens solen gikk ned, falt Abram i dyp søvn, og en fryktelig og stor mørke kom over ham.
B1930
Da nu solen var nær ved å gå ned, og en dyp søvn var falt over Abram, se, da falt redsel, et stort mørke, over ham.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 2:21

    So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

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  • Job 33:15

    In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

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  • Daniel 10:8–9

    So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.

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  • Acts 9:8–9

    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

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  • Job 4:13–14

    In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

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  • Psalms 4:3–5

    Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:12

    So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

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