Exo 13:17 | NASB1995 | STEP | 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 .”

Exodus 13:17

God Leads the People

17 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, ^a“The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.”