Skip to content

Verse

RBT Translation:

And he is becoming the sun571 to come in, and a dead-sleep has fallen upon Raised-Father, and behold, a dread572 of a great dark-one is her-who-falls upon him.

RBT Paraphrase:
And he is the Sun to come in, and a dead sleep has fallen upon Lifted Up Father, and behold! the dread/terror of the great Dark one is her who falls upon himself.
LITV Translation:
And it happened, the sun was setting, and a deep sleep fell on Abram; ant behold, a terror of great darkness falling on him!
ESV Translation:
As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

Footnotes

571

Strong’s #8121, shemesh. Sun. The noun “sun” is both masculine and feminine which is very rare in Hebrew.

572

Strong’s #367, emah. Terror, dread. “Your heart is growling terror..” Isa. 33:18 literal.