Exodus 13:17

And it came to pass when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead by the land-way of the Philistines, although it was near,—for God said—Lest the people be dismayed when they see war and turn back to Egypt.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

16And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes,—that, with strength of hand, did Yahweh bring us forth out of Egypt.

18So God took the people round the desert-way of the Red Sea,—and the sons of Israel went up armed, out of the land of Egypt.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:10Now when, Pharaoh, had drawn near, the sons of Israel lifted up their eyes, and lo! the Egyptians, moving along after them and they feared greatly, and the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh.

Exodus 16:2Then did all the assembly of the sons of Israel murmur against Moses and against Aaron in the desert;

Deuteronomy 17:16Moreover he shall not multiply to himself horses, neither shall he cause the people to return to Egypt that he may multiply horses,—when, Yahweh, hath said unto you, Ye shall not again return this way any more.

Deuteronomy 28:68And Yahweh will take thee back again to Egypt in ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt not again any more see it. And ye will offer yourselves there for sale unto thine enemies as servants and as handmaids with no one to buy.

1 Kings 8:47and they come back to their right mind, in the land whither they have been taken captive,—and so turn and make supplication unto thee, in the land of their captors, saying, We have sinned and done perversely, we have been lawless;

Luke 14:27Whoever beareth not his own cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 13:12-17

God's Claim upon the Firstborn. ( b. c. 1491.) 11 And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, 12 That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord 's. 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man… Read the whole commentary →

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