Genesis

Genesis 35:5

⁵As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As they set out	וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ	way·yis·sā·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
a terror	חִתַּ֣ת	ḥit·taṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2847 terror
from God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
fell	וַיְהִ֣י׀	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the surrounding	סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם	sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hem	Adverb; third person masculine plural	H5439 circuit, round about
cities	הֶֽעָרִים֙	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
so that they did not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pursue	רָֽדְפ֔וּ	rā·ḏə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
Jacob’s	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.