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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. (KJV)
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וַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uand they set out
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 1
וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 2
חִתַּ֣תchi.Tat[the] terror of
Lemma: חִתָּה (chit.tah) · Strong's: H2847
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: terror
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2847; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 3
אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 4
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 5
הֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.Rimthe cities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 6
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 7
סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.Hem[were] around them
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 25:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 8
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 9
רָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.Fupeople pursued
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 10
אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.Reiafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 11
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 12
יַעֲקֹֽב\׃ya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 35:5 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As they set out | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| a terror | → | חִתָּה H2847 terror |
| from God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| fell | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the surrounding | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| so that they did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| pursue | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| . . . | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| Jacob’s | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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