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Genesis 35:5
New English Translation
Genesis 35:5
New English Translation
5 and they started on their journey.[a] The surrounding cities were afraid of God,[b] and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
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- Genesis 35:5 tn Heb “and they journeyed.”
- Genesis 35:5 tn Heb “and the fear of God was upon the cities which were round about them.” The expression “fear of God” apparently refers (1) to a fear of God (objective genitive; God is the object of their fear). (2) But it could mean “fear from God,” that is, fear which God placed in them (cf. NRSV “a terror from God”). Another option (3) is that the divine name is used as a superlative here, referring to “tremendous fear” (cf. NEB “were panic-stricken”; NASB “a great terror”).
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