Exodus 13:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 13:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
פַּרְעֹה֮
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעָם֒
ʻam
H5971
people
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נָחָ֣ם
nâchâh
H5148
to lead
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
דֶּ֚רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
קָר֖וֹב
qârôwb
H7138
near
ה֑וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
פֶּֽן
pên
H6435
lest
יִנָּחֵ֥ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
הָעָ֛ם
ʻam
H5971
people
בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם
râʼâh
H7200
to see
מִלְחָמָ֖ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְשָׁ֥בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
מִצְרָֽיְמָה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
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;"
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And so it was, when Pharaoh let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although it was nearby. For God said, “Lest the people repent when they see war and return to Egypt.”
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