Genesis 35:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they journeyed: and the fear of God was upon the cities that were around them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ וַיְהִ֣י ׀ חִתַּ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים עַל־הֶֽעָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א רָֽדְפ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃

Transliteration

And wayyissāʿû and wayȇhî ḥittat ʾĕlōhîm upon heʿārîm ʾăšer sȇbîbōtêhem and wȇlōʾ rādȇfû after bȇnê yaʿăqōb.

Grammar Details

• *wayyissāʿû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd common plural - and they journeyed
• *wayȇhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and there was
• *ḥittat*: construct feminine singular noun - terror of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - God
• *heʿārîm*: article + feminine plural noun - the cities
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which/that
• *sȇbîbōtêhem*: feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their surroundings
• *wȇlōʾ*: waw consecutive + negative particle - and not
• *rādȇfû*: qal perfect 3rd common plural - they pursued
• *bȇnê*: masculine plural construct noun - sons of
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob

Word Meanings

• *wayyissāʿû*: and they journeyed/and they set out/and they departed
• *ḥittat ʾĕlōhîm*: terror of God/divine terror/dread from God
• *sȇbîbōtêhem*: their surroundings/around them/their vicinity
• *rādȇfû*: they pursued/they chased/they followed

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As they set out, the terror of God fell on the cities surrounding them, so no one pursued the sons of Jacob.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they journeyed:{H5265} and a terror{H2847} of God{H430} was upon the cities{H5892} that were round about{H5439} them, and they did not pursue{H7291} after{H310} the sons{H1121} of Jacob.{H3290}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they journeyed{H5265}{(H8799)}: and the terror{H2847} of God{H430} was upon the cities{H5892} that were round about{H5439} them, and they did not pursue{H7291}{(H8804)} after{H310} the sons{H1121} of Jacob{H3290}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they departed. And the feare of God fell vpon the cyties that were rounde aboute them that they durst not folowe after the sonnes of Iacob.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & departed. And there came a feare of God vpon the cities that laye roude aboute, so that they folowed not after ye sonnes of Iacob.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then they went on their iourney, and the feare of God was vpon the cities that were roud about them: so that they did not followe after the sonnes of Iaakob.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they departed, the feare of God fel vpon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue the sonnes of Iacob.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that [were] round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They traveled: and a terror of God was on the cities that were round about them, and they didn't pursue the sons of Jacob.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they journey, and the terror of God is on the cities which `are' round about them, and they have not pursued after the sons of Jacob.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they journeyed: and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they journeyed: and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So they went on their journey: and the fear of God was on the towns round about, so that they made no attack on the sons of Jacob.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn't pursue the sons of Jacob.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:27 : 27 I will send my fear before you and will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
• Josh 5:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, who were on the west side of Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan before the children of Israel, until we had crossed over, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
• 2 Chr 17:10 : 10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
• Ps 14:5 : 5 There they were in great fear, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
• Gen 34:30 : 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me by making me despised among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I, being few in number, they will gather together against me and slay me, and I shall be destroyed, I and my household.
• Exod 15:15-16 : 15 Then the chiefs of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. 16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of your arm they shall be as still as a stone; till your people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over whom you have purchased.
• Exod 34:24 : 24 For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall anyone desire your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year.
• Deut 11:25 : 25 No man shall be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear and dread of you upon all the land that you shall tread upon, as He has said to you.
• Josh 2:9-9 : 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
• 1 Sam 11:7 : 7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territories of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, "Whosoever does not come after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen." And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
• 1 Sam 14:15 : 15 There was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled, and the earth quaked, so there was a very great trembling.
• 2 Chr 14:14 : 14 And they struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD came upon them, and they plundered all the cities, for there was very much spoil in them.