13:17. ως G3739 CONJ δε G1161 PRT εξαπεστειλεν G1821 V-AAI-3S φαραω G5328 N-PRI τον G3588 T-ASM λαον G2992 N-ASM ουχ G3364 ADV ωδηγησεν G3594 V-AAI-3S αυτους G846 D-APM ο G3588 T-NSM θεος G2316 N-NSM οδον G3598 N-ASF γης G1065 N-GSF φυλιστιιμ N-PRI οτι G3754 CONJ εγγυς G1451 ADV ην G1510 V-IAI-3S ειπεν V-AAI-3S γαρ G1063 PRT ο G3588 T-NSM θεος G2316 N-NSM μηποτε G3379 ADV μεταμεληση V-AAS-3S τω G3588 T-DSM λαω G2992 N-DSM ιδοντι G3708 V-AAPDS πολεμον G4171 N-ASM και G2532 CONJ αποστρεψη G654 V-AAS-3S εις G1519 PREP αιγυπτον G125 N-ASF

13:17. When Pharaoh released the people, God did not lead them by the way to the land of the Philistines, although that was nearby, for God said, "Lest the people change their minds and return to Egypt when they experience war."

13:17. When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, "If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."

13:17. 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:

13:17. When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, "Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt."

13:17. 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:

13:17. When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest the people repent when they see war, and return to Egypt."

13:17. 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:

13:17. And it cometh to pass in Pharaoh`s sending the people away, that God hath not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, for it [is] near; for God said, `Lest the people repent in their seeing war, and have turned back towards Egypt;`

13:17. Pharaoh made the people leave Egypt. God did not let the people take the road leading to the land of the Philistines. That road by the Mediterranean Sea is the shortest way, but God said, "If the people go that way they will have to fight. Then they might change their minds and go back to Egypt."

13:17. It happened, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God didn\'t lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt;"

13:17. And it came to pass, H1961 when Pharaoh H6547 had let H853 the people H5971 go, H7971 that God H430 led H5148 them not H3808 [through] the way H1870 of the land H776 of the Philistines, H6430 although H3588 that H1931 [was] near; H7138 for H3588 God H430 said, H559 Lest peradventure H6435 the people H5971 repent H5162 when they see H7200 war, H4421 and they return H7725 to Egypt: H4714