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width="20%">Translit</td><td class="top" width="20%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="18%">Morph</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 111 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/vayhi_1961.htm" title="way·hî: become -- Occurrence 44 of 781.">way-hî</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיְהִ֤י</td><td class="eng" valign="top">now as was</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb">Verb</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8121: sun">8121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8121 -- Occurrence 1 of 134">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/hashshemesh_8121.htm" title="haš·še·meš: the sun -- Occurrence 1 of 52.">haš-še-meš</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the sun</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 935: to come in, come, go in, go">935</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 935 -- Occurrence 32 of 2573">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/lavo_935.htm" title="lā·ḇō·w,: was going -- Occurrence 2 of 81.">lā-ḇō-w,</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָב֔וֹא</td><td class="eng" valign="top">going down</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb">Verb</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8639.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8639: deep sleep">8639</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8639.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8639 -- Occurrence 2 of 7">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/vetardemah_8639.htm" title="wə·ṯar·dê·māh: A deep -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-ṯar-dê-māh</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖ה</td><td class="eng" valign="top">and a deep sleep</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5307: to fall, lie">5307</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5307 -- Occurrence 5 of 435">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/nafelah_5307.htm" title="nā·p̄ə·lāh: fell -- Occurrence 1 of 13.">nā-p̄ə-lāh</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נָפְלָ֣ה</td><td class="eng" valign="top">fell</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb">Verb</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: upon, above, over">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 70 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/al_5921.htm" title="‘al-: upon -- Occurrence 55 of 3469.">‘al-</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַל־</td><td class="eng" valign="top">on</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Prepostion">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/87.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 87: exalted father,' the original name of Abraham">87</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_87.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 87 -- Occurrence 41 of 61">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/avram_87.htm" title="’aḇ·rām;: Abram -- Occurrence 36 of 50.">’aḇ-rām;</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַבְרָ֑ם</td><td class="eng" valign="top">Abram</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2009: lo! behold!">2009</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2009 -- Occurrence 10 of 841">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/vehinneh_2009.htm" title="wə·hin·nêh: and behold -- Occurrence 7 of 359.">wə-hin-nêh</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהִנֵּ֥ה</td><td class="eng" valign="top">and see</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Particle">Prt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/367.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 367: terror, dread">367</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_367.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 367 -- Occurrence 1 of 17">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/eimah_367.htm" title="’ê·māh: terror -- Occurrence 1 of 5.">’ê-māh</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵימָ֛ה</td><td class="eng" valign="top">a horror</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2825.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2825: darkness">2825</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2825.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2825 -- Occurrence 1 of 5">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/chashechah_2825.htm" title="ḥă·šê·ḵāh: darkness -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḥă-šê-ḵāh</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֲשֵׁכָ֥ה</td><td class="eng" valign="top">darkness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1419: great">1419</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1419 -- Occurrence 9 of 528">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/gedolah_1419.htm" title="ḡə·ḏō·lāh: great -- Occurrence 1 of 93.">ḡə-ḏō-lāh</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">גְדֹלָ֖ה</td><td class="eng" valign="top">of great</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective">Adj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5307: to fall, lie">5307</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5307 -- Occurrence 6 of 435">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/nofelet_5307.htm" title="nō·p̄e·leṯ: fell -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">nō-p̄e-leṯ</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נֹפֶ֥לֶת</td><td class="eng" valign="top">fell</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb">Verb</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: upon, above, over">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 71 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/alav_5921.htm" title="‘ā·lāw.: and -- Occurrence 2 of 403.">‘ā-lāw.</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָלָֽיו׃</td><td class="eng" valign="top">on him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Prepostion">Prep</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wlc/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֤י הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ לָבֹ֔וא וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖ה נָפְלָ֣ה עַל־אַבְרָ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵימָ֛ה חֲשֵׁכָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה נֹפֶ֥לֶת עָלָֽיו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wlco/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויהי השמש לבוא ותרדמה נפלה על־אברם והנה אימה חשכה גדלה נפלת עליו׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/15-12.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a 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