Genesis 15:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.”
Genesis 15:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 15:1213 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁhašemešThe sun
לָבוֹאlāvwōʾTo go
וְתַרְדֵּמָהwətarədēmāhAnd lethargy
נָפְלָהnāp̄əlāhFall
עַלʿalAbove
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
אֵימָהʾêmāhFright
חֲשֵׁכָהḥăšēḵāhDarkness
גְדֹלָהgədōlāhGreat
נֹפֶלֶתnōp̄eletFall
עָלָיוʿālāywAbove
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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