Verse 17
Exodus 13:17
Free Bible Version
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So God (Elohim) led the people by the longer way through the desert towards the Red Sea. When the Israelites left the land of Egypt they were like an army ready for battle.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֗י בְּ/שַׁלַּ֣ח פַּרְעֹה֮ אֶת הָ/עָם֒ וְ/לֹא נָחָ֣/ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים דֶּ֚רֶךְ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כִּ֥י קָר֖וֹב ה֑וּא כִּ֣י אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים פֶּֽן יִנָּחֵ֥ם הָ/עָ֛ם בִּ/רְאֹתָ֥/ם מִלְחָמָ֖ה וְ/שָׁ֥בוּ מִצְרָֽיְמָ/ה
English Translation
And it was when Pharaoh let the people go, that God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, for it was near; for God said, "Lest the people change their mind when they see war, and return to Egypt."
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