창세기 35:5의 주석
וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ וַיְהִ֣י ׀ חִתַּ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים עַל־הֶֽעָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א רָֽדְפ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃
그들이 발행하였으나 하나님이 그 사면 고을들로 크게 두려워하게 하신고로 야곱의 아들들을 추격하는 자가 없었더라
Rashi on Genesis
חתת means terror.
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Sforno on Genesis
They began their journey. As long as they were behind the walls of Shechem they were safe, but now they were in need of the “terror of Elokim”.
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Or HaChaim on Genesis
ויסעו, ויהי חתת אלוקים על הערים, They departed; the fear of the Lord was on the cities in their region. Perhaps the Torah informs us here of the surprising fact that although the departure of Jacob's family from Shechem must have been perceived by the local inhabitants as a flight, they were so overcome with the fear of the Lord that they did not pursue them. Alternatively: although by the time the local inhabitants became aware of it, Jacob's family had long gone and thereby escaped their determination to attack them, they were so afraid of the Lord that they decided not to give chase.
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