Genesis 35:5

Genesis 35:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Context of Genesis 35:5

3Now let’s get up and go up to Beth-El so that I can make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and has been with me in the way that I have gone.” 4So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods in their hand and the rings in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak tree near Shechem. Then they journeyed, and the terror of God was on the cities that were around them, so they did not pursue Jacob’s sons. 6Then Jacob arrived at Luz in the land of Canaan (that is Beth-El), he and all the people who were with him. 7He built an altar there and called the place El-Beth-El because God had revealed Himself to him there when he fled from the presence of his brother.

Genesis 35:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they journeyedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• and the terrorחִתָּהchittâh · terrorH2847
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• was upon the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• them, and they did not pursueרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290

Cross-references for Genesis 35:5

• Genesis 34:30But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You’ve brought trouble on me, making me a stench among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am but a few men—they’ll gather against me and strike me—then I’ll be destroyed, my household and I.”
• Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom are terrified. Trembling grips Moab’s mighty men. All of Canaan’s inhabitants will melt away.
• Exodus 23:27“I will send My terror before you and throw all the people to whom you will come into panic, and make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
• Exodus 34:24For I am going to cast out nations before you, then enlarge your territory. So no one will covet your land when you go up to appear before Adonai your God three times in the year.
• Deuteronomy 11:25No one will be able to stand against you—Adonai your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has promised you.
• Joshua 2:9and she said to the men: “I know that Adonai has given you the land—dread of you has fallen on us and all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear before you.
• Joshua 5:1Now it came about when all the Amorite kings beyond the Jordan westward and all the Canaanite kings by the sea heard how Adonai had dried up the waters of the Jordan before Bnei-Yisrael until they had crossed, their heart melted, nor was there any spirit in them anymore, because of Bnei-Yisrael.
• 1 Samuel 11:7So he took a pair of oxen, cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so will it be done to his oxen.” So the dread of Adonai fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
• 1 Samuel 14:15Terror then spread through the camp, in the field, and among all the troops. Even the outposts and the raiders also trembled, when the earth quaked—it was a trembling from God.
• 2 Chronicles 14:14They also attacked the tents of herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 17:10Now the fear of Adonai fell on all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, so that they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.
• Psalms 14:5There they are, in great dread. For God is with the righteous generation.

Commentaries on Genesis 35:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The terror of God - A supernatural awe sent by the Almighty, was upon the cities that were round about, so that they were not molested in their departure. This could be owing to nothing less than the especial providence of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-29Verses 1-29 - The Death of Isaac 8. דברה deborâh Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn -bākût Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.” 16. כברה kı̂brâh “length stretch.” A certain but unknown distance, a stadium or furlong (Josephus) a hippodrome (Septuagint) which was somewhat longer, a mile (Kimchi). אפרת 'ephrâth Ephrath, “fruitful or ashy.” 18. בן־אוני ben -'ônı̂y Ben-oni, “son of my pain.” בנימין bı̂nyāmı̂yn Binjamin, “son of the right hand.” 19. לחם בית…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5a terror from God: People had heard about the killing of the men of Shechem (Genesis 34:25–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the terror of God was upon the cities--There was every reason to apprehend that a storm of indignation would burst from all quarters upon Jacob's family, and that the Canaanite tribes would have formed one united plan of revenge. But a supernatural panic seized them; and thus, for the sake of the "heir of the promise," the protecting shield of Providence was specially held over his family.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 35:5

• Altar
• Beth-El
• Fear of God
• Jacob
• Panic

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Change
• Hard
• Hornet
• Pillar
• Pursue
• Travail

Commentaries on Genesis 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings