Genesis 15:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed 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;

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

Hebrew
As the sun
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ (haš·še·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

was
וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

setting,
לָב֔וֹא (lā·ḇō·w)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

Abram
אַבְרָ֑ם (’aḇ·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham

fell
נָפְלָ֣ה (nā·p̄ə·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

into
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

a deep sleep,
וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖ה (wə·ṯar·dê·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8639: A lethargy, trance

and suddenly
וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

great
גְדֹלָ֖ה (ḡə·ḏō·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

terror
אֵימָ֛ה (’ê·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 367: Fright, an idol

and darkness
חֲשֵׁכָ֥ה (ḥă·šê·ḵāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2825: Darkness, misery

overwhelmed
נֹפֶ֥לֶת (nō·p̄e·leṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

him.
עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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