Genesis 35:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 35:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ
nâçaʻ
H5265
to journey
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חִתַּ֣ת
chittâh
H2847
terror
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הֶֽעָרִים֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
רָֽדְפ֔וּ
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יַעֲקֹֽב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they set out, and the dread of God was on the cities that around them, so that they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).