# Abram fell sound asleep

This is an idiom. AT: "Abraham slept deeply" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# a deep and terrifying darkness

"an extreme darkness that terrified him"

# overwhelmed him

"surrounded him"

# strangers

"aliens" or "foreigners"

# will be enslaved and oppressed

This can be stated in active form. AT: "the owners of that land will enslave your descendants and oppress them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abraham]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/enslave]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oppress]]