


Exodus 13:17
Bible Versions
¶ And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not [through] the way of the land of the Philistines, although that [was] near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh {H6547} had let the people {H5971} go {H7971}, that God {H430} led {H5148} them not through the way {H1870} of the land {H776} of the Philistines {H6430}, although {H3588} that was near {H7138}; for God {H430} said {H559}, Lest peradventure the people {H5971} repent {H5162} when they see {H7200} war {H4421}, and they return {H7725} to Egypt {H4714}:
After Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not guide them to the highway that goes through the land of the P'lishtim, because it was close by -God thought that the people, upon seeing war, might change their minds and return to Egypt.
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
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