en_tn/gen/15/12.md

## Abram fell sound asleep  ##

"A deep sleep fell on Abram."

## fell sound asleep ##

"fell into a very deep sleep" or "slept deeply." It means that he was very much asleep.

## deep and terrifying darkness ##

"extreme darkness that that terrified him"

## overwhelmed him ##

"surrounded him"

## strangers ##

"aliens" or "foreigners"

## and will be enslaved and oppressed ##

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]])
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Abram fell sound asleep ##`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`"A deep sleep fell on Abram."`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`## fell sound asleep ##`

			`"fell into a very deep sleep" or "slept deeply." It means that he was very much asleep.`

			`## deep and terrifying darkness ##`

			`"extreme darkness that that terrified him"`

			`## overwhelmed him ##`

			`"surrounded him"`

			`## strangers ##`

			`"aliens" or "foreigners"`

			`## and will be enslaved and oppressed ##`

			`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]])`