Genesis 15:17
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.
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ASV
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.
KJV
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֤י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ | ha.She.mesh | the sun | H8121 → |
| בָּ֔אָה | Ba.'ah | it had gone | H935 → |
| וַעֲלָטָ֖ה | va.'a.la.Tah | and darkness | H5939 → |
| הָיָ֑ה | ha.Yah | it was | H1961 → |
| וְהִנֵּ֨ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| תַנּ֤וּר | ta.Nur | a fire pot of | H8574 → |
| עָשָׁן֙ | 'a.Shan | smoke | H6227 → |
| וְלַפִּ֣יד | ve.la.Pid | and a torch of | H3940 → |
| אֵ֔שׁ | 'Esh | fire | H784 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עָבַ֔ר | 'a.Var | it passed | H5674 → |
| בֵּ֖ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| הַגְּזָרִ֥ים | ha.ge.za.Rim | the pieces | H1506 → |
| הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | ha.'E.leh | <the> these | H428 → |
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