Genesis 15:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 15:12 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 15:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.”

Genesis 15:12 — World English Bible

Genesis 15:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 15:12 — American Standard Version

Genesis 15:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

Genesis 15:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 15:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Genesis 15:12 — Darby Translation

Genesis 15:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when the sunne went downe, there fell an heauie sleepe vpon Abram: and loe, a very fearefull darkenes fell vpon him.”

Genesis 15:12 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 15:12 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the sun was going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold—a terror, great darkness—upon him.”

Genesis 15:12 — The Living Sword

Genesis 15:12 in Context — Genesis 15

10 Abram prit tous ces animaux, les coupa par le milieu, et mit chaque morceau l’un vis-à-vis de l’autre; mais il ne partagea point les oiseaux.

11 Les oiseaux de proie s’abattirent sur les cadavres; et Abram les chassa.

12 Au coucher du soleil, un profond sommeil tomba sur Abram; et voici, une frayeur et une grande obscurité vinrent l’assaillir.

13 Et l’Éternel dit à Abram: Sache que tes descendants seront étrangers dans un pays qui ne sera point à eux; ils y seront asservis, et on les opprimera pendant quatre cents ans.

14 Mais je jugerai la nation à laquelle ils seront asservis, et ils sortiront ensuite avec de grandes richesses.

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What Does Genesis 15:12 Mean?

Genesis 15:12 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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