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:

Now after Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not take them through the land of the Philistines, though that was near: for God said, If the people see war, they may have a change of heart and go back to Egypt.

Οτε δε ο Φαραω εξαπεστειλε τον λαον, ο Θεος δεν ωδηγησεν αυτους δια της οδου της γης των Φιλισταιων, αν και ητο η συντομωτερα· διοτι ο Θεος ειπε, Μηποτε ο λαος ιδων πολεμον μεταμεληθη, και επιστρεψη εις Αιγυπτον.

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: