As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness descended upon him.
Genesis 2:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs or a part of his side and closed up the [place with] flesh. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: Common English Bible So the LORD God put the human into a deep and heavy sleep, and took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh over it. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the Lord God sent a deep sleep upon Adam. And when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and he completed it with flesh for it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it. |
As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness descended upon him.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on mortals, while they slumber on their beds,
Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on mortals,
As he was speaking to me, I fell into a trance, face to the ground; then he touched me and set me on my feet.
So David took the spear that was at Saul’s head and the water jar, and they went away. No one saw it or knew it, nor did anyone awake, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen upon them.