23 lines
598 B
Markdown
23 lines
598 B
Markdown
## Abram fell sound asleep ##
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<b>Abram fell sound asleep <b>- "A deep sleep fell on Abram."
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## fell sound asleep ##
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"fell into a very deep sleep" or "slept deeply." It means that he was very much asleep.
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## deep and terrifying darkness ##
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"extreme darkness that that terrified him"
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## overwhelmed him ##
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"surrounded him"
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## strangers ##
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"aliens" or "foreigners"
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## and will be enslaved and oppressed ##
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This can also be translated with an active clause: "and the owners of that land will enslave your descendants and oppress them." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |