Exodus 13:17
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.”
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ASV
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:
KJV
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:
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֗י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח | be.sha.Lach | when let go | H7971 → |
| פַּרְעֹה֮ | par.'Oh | Pharaoh | H6547 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָעָם֒ | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| וְלֹא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| נָחָ֣ם | na.Cham | he led them | H5148 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| דֶּ֚רֶךְ | De.rekh | [the] way of | H1870 → |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | 'E.retz | [the] land of | H776 → |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pe.lish.Tim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| קָר֖וֹב | ka.Rov | [was] near | H7138 → |
| ה֑וּא | Hu' | it | H1931 → |
| כִּ֣י׀ | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אָמַ֣ר | 'a.Mar | he said | H559 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| פֶּֽן־ | pen- | lest | H6435 → |
| יִנָּחֵ֥ם | yi.na.Chem | it should regret | H5162 → |
| הָעָ֛ם | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם | bir.'o.Tam | when see they | H7200 → |
| מִלְחָמָ֖ה | mil.cha.Mah | battle | H4421 → |
| וְשָׁ֥בוּ | ve.Sha.vu | and they will return | H7725 → |
| מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ | mitz.Ra.ye.mah | Egypt towards | H4714 → |
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