Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1961 [e] וַיְהִ֗י way-hî And it came to pass Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 7971 [e] בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח bə-šal-laḥ when sent out Prep-b | V-Piel-Inf 6547 [e] פַּרְעֹה֮ par-‘ōh Pharaoh N-proper-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 5971 [e] הָעָם֒ hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 3808 [e] וְלֹא־ wə-lō- that not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 5148 [e] נָחָ֣ם nā-ḥām did lead them V-Qal-Perf-3ms | 3mp 430 [e] אֱלֹהִ֗ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm God N-mp 1870 [e] דֶּ֚רֶךְ de-reḵ [by] way N-csc 776 [e] אֶ֣רֶץ ’e-reṣ of the land N-fsc 6430 [e] פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים pə-liš-tîm of the Philistines N-proper-mp 3588 [e] כִּ֥י kî although Conj 7138 [e] קָר֖וֹב qā-rō-wḇ near Adj-ms 1931 [e] ה֑וּא hū it [was] Pro-3ms 3588 [e] כִּ֣י׀ kî For Conj 559 [e] אָמַ֣ר ’ā-mar said V-Qal-Perf-3ms 430 [e] אֱלֹהִ֗ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm God N-mp 6435 [e] פֶּֽן־ pen- Lest Conj 5162 [e] יִנָּחֵ֥ם yin-nā-ḥêm repent V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms 5971 [e] הָעָ֛ם hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 7200 [e] בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם bir-’ō-ṯām when they see Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf | 3mp 4421 [e] מִלְחָמָ֖ה mil-ḥā-māh war N-fs 7725 [e] וְשָׁ֥בוּ wə-šā-ḇū and they return Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp 4714 [e] מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ miṣ-rā-yə-māh to Egypt N-proper-fs | 3fs

Berean Study Bible
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.”

Young's Literal Translation
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;’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, “ The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.”

New American Standard Bible
Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, "The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt."

King James Bible
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: Exodus 13:17 • Exodus 13:17 NIV • Exodus 13:17 NLT • Exodus 13:17 ESV • Exodus 13:17 NASB • Exodus 13:17 KJV • Exodus 13:17 Biblia Paralela • Exodus 13:17 Chinese Bible • Exodus 13:17 French Bible • Exodus 13:17 German Bible

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