Genesis 35:5 - Easy To Read Version5 Jacob and his sons left that place. The people in that area wanted to follow and kill them. But they became very afraid and did not follow Jacob. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 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. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 And they journeyed and a terror from God fell on the towns round about them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 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. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible5 When they set out, God made all of the surrounding cities fearful so that they didn’t pursue Jacob’s sons. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version5 And when they had set out, the terror of God invaded all the surrounding cities, and they dared not pursue them as they withdrew. Ver Capítulo |
So the Lord dried up the Jordan River until the people of Israel finished crossing it. The kings of the Amorites living west of the Jordan River and the Canaanites living by the Mediterranean Sea heard about this and became very scared. After that they were not brave enough to stand and fight against the people of Israel.
Saul took a pair of cows and cut them in pieces. Then he gave the pieces of those cows to messengers. He ordered the messengers to carry the pieces throughout the land of Israel. He told them to give this message to the people of Israel: “Come follow Saul and Samuel. If any person does not come and help them, then this same thing will happen to his cows!”
But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have given me much trouble. All the people in this place will hate me. All the Canaanite people and the Perizzite people will turn against me. There are only a few of us. If the people in this place gather together to fight against us, then I will be destroyed. And all our people will be destroyed with me.”