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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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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.
As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
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.
And they journeyed; and the terror ofGod was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)