Genesis 35:5
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And when they were departed, the terror of God fell upon all the cities round about, and they durst not pursue after them as they went away.

Genesis 34:30 And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house shall be destroyed.

Exodus 15:15,16 Then were the princes of Edom troubled, trembling seized on the stout men of Moab: all the inhabitants of Chanaan became stiff. . . .

Exodus 23:27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come: and will turn the backs of all thy enemies before thee:

Exodus 34:24 For when I shall have taken away the nations from thy face, and shall have enlarged thy borders, no man shall lie in wait against thy land when thou shalt go up, and appear in the sight of the Lord thy God thrice in a year.

Deuteronomy 11:25 None shall stand against you: the Lord your God shall lay the dread and fear of you upon all the land that you shall tread upon, as he hath spoken to you.

Joshua 2:9-11 I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength. . . .

Joshua 5:1 Now when all the kings of the Amorrhites, who dwelt beyond the Jordan, westward, and all the kings of Chanaan, who possessed the places near the great sea, had heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the children of Israel, till they passed over, their heart failed them, and there remained no spirit in them, fearing the coming in of the children of Israel.

1 Samuel 11:7 And taking both the oxen, he cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel, by messengers, saying: Whosoever shall not come forth, and follow Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell upon the people, and they went out as one man.

1 Samuel 14:15 And there was a miracle in the camp, in the fields: and all the people of their garrison, who had gone out to plunder, were amazed, and the earth trembled: and it happened as a miracle from God.

2 Chronicles 14:14 And they took all the cities round about Gerara: for a great fear was come upon all men: and they pillaged the cities, and carried off much booty.

2 Chronicles 17:10 And the fear of the Lord came upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Juda, and they durst not make war against Josaphat.

Psalm 14:5 They have not called upon the Lord: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear.

Context
Jacob Returns to Bethel
4So they gave him all the strange gods they had, and the earrings which were in their ears: and he buried them under the turpentine tree, that is behind the city of Sichem. 5And when they were departed, the terror of God fell upon all the cities round about, and they durst not pursue after them as they went away.6And Jacob came to Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, surnamed Bethel: he and all the people that were with him.…
Cross References
Genesis 35:4
So they gave him all the strange gods they had, and the earrings which were in their ears: and he buried them under the turpentine tree, that is behind the city of Sichem.

Exodus 15:16
Let fear and dread fall upon them, in the greatness of thy arm: let them become immoveable as a stone, until thy people, O Lord, pass by: until this thy people pass by, which thou hast possessed.

Exodus 23:27
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come: and will turn the backs of all thy enemies before thee:

Deuteronomy 2:25
This day will I begin to send the dread and fear of thee upon the nations that dwell under the whole heaven: that when they hear thy name they may fear and tremble, and be in pain like women in travail.

1 Samuel 14:15
And there was a miracle in the camp, in the fields: and all the people of their garrison, who had gone out to plunder, were amazed, and the earth trembled: and it happened as a miracle from God.

Psalm 105:14
He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.

Lexicon
As they set out,
וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ (way·yis·sā·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

a terror
חִתַּ֣ת (ḥit·taṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2847: Terror

from God
אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

fell
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the surrounding
סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם (sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hem)
Adverb | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

cities,
הֶֽעָרִים֙ (he·‘ā·rîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

so that they did not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

pursue
רָֽדְפ֔וּ (rā·ḏə·p̄ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

Jacob’s
יַעֲקֹֽב׃ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

sons.
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son


Additional Translations
As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.And they journeyed: and the terror of God was on the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

And they journeyed: and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

So Israel departed from Secima, and the fear of God was upon the cities round about them, and they did not pursue after the children of Israel.

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.

And they journeyed: and a great terror was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was on the cities that were round them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn't pursue the sons of Jacob.

and they journey, and the terror of God is on the cities which are round about them, and they have not pursued after the sons of Jacob.
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