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# Abram fell sound asleep
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This is an idiom. AT: "Abraham slept deeply" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# a deep and terrifying darkness
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"an extreme darkness 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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# will be enslaved and oppressed
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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]])