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

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וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 1

הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshthe sun

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: sun

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9, Exodus 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 2

לָב֔וֹאla.Vo'[about] to go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 3

וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הve.tar.de.Mahand a deep sleep

Lemma: תַּרְדֵּמָה (tar.de.mah) · Strong's: H8639

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: deep sleep

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, 1 Samuel 26:12, Job 4:13, Job 33:15, Proverbs 19:15, Isaiah 29:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8639; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 4

נָפְלָ֣הna.fe.Lahit fell

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:64 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 5

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 6

אַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamAbram

Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abram

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 7

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 8

אֵימָ֛ה'ei.Mahdread

Lemma: אֵימָה (e.mah) · Strong's: H0367

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: terror

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 15:16, Exodus 23:27, Deuteronomy 32:25, Joshua 2:9, Ezra 3:3, Job 9:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0367; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 9

חֲשֵׁכָ֥הcha.she.Khahdarkness

Lemma: חֲשֵׁכָה (cha.she.khah) · Strong's: H2825

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 82:5, Psalms 139:12, Isaiah 8:22, Isaiah 50:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2825; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 10

גְדֹלָ֖הge.do.Lahgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 11

נֹפֶ֥לֶתno.Fe.let[was] falling

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:64 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 12

עָלָֽיו\׃'a.Lavon him

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 15:12 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

As the sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
setting	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
Abram	→	אַבְרָם H0087 Abram
fell	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
into	→	עַל H5921A upon
a deep sleep	→	תַּרְדֵּמָה H8639 deep sleep
and suddenly	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
great	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
terror	→	אֵימָה H0367 terror
and darkness	→	חֲשֵׁכָה H2825 darkness
overwhelmed	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
him	→	עַל H5921A upon

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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