| 12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 15:12:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֤יvayehi{And} it happened Genesis 15:12:2 ⧉הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe sun Genesis 15:12:3 ⧉לָב֔וֹאlavoto go down Genesis 15:12:4 ⧉וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הvetardemaand a deep sleep Genesis 15:12:5 ⧉נָפְלָ֣הnaflafell Genesis 15:12:6 ⧉עַל־אַבְרָ֑םalavramupon Abram Genesis 15:12:7 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinneand behold Genesis 15:12:8 ⧉אֵימָ֛הeimaterror Genesis 15:12:9 ⧉חֲשֵׁכָ֥הkhashekhadarkness Genesis 15:12:10 ⧉גְדֹלָ֖הgedolagreat Genesis 15:12:11 ⧉נֹפֶ֥לֶתnofeletfalling Genesis 15:12:12 ⧉עָלָֽיו׃alavupon him |
| 12. Formal Translation And it came to pass, as the sun was going down, that a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a terror—a great darkness—was falling upon him. |
| 12. Dynamic Translation As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep, dreamlike sleep; suddenly, a huge and terrifying darkness swept over him. |