Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1961 [e] וַיְהִ֗י way-hî, And it came to pass Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 7971 [e] בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח bə-šal-laḥ when had let go Prep-b | V-Piel-Inf 6547 [e] פַּרְעֹה֮ par-‘ōh Pharaoh N-proper-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 5971 [e] הָעָם֒ hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 3808 [e] וְלֹא־ wə-lō- that not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 5148 [e] נָחָ֣ם nā-ḥām did lead them V-Qal-Perf-3ms | 3mp 430 [e] אֱלֹהִ֗ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm, God N-mp 1870 [e] דֶּ֚רֶךְ de-reḵ [by] way N-csc 776 [e] אֶ֣רֶץ ’e-reṣ of the land N-fsc 6430 [e] פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים pə-liš-tîm, of the Philistines N-proper-mp 3588 [e] כִּ֥י kî although Conj 7138 [e] קָר֖וֹב qā-rō-wḇ [was] near Adj-ms 1931 [e] ה֑וּא hū; it Pro-3ms 3588 [e] כִּ֣י ׀ kî for Conj 559 [e] אָמַ֣ר ’ā-mar said V-Qal-Perf-3ms 430 [e] אֱלֹהִ֗ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm, God N-mp 6435 [e] פֶּֽן־ pen- lest perhaps Conj 5162 [e] יִנָּחֵ֥ם yin-nā-ḥêm change their minds V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms 5971 [e] הָעָ֛ם hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 7200 [e] בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם bir-’ō-ṯām when they see Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf | 3mp 4421 [e] מִלְחָמָ֖ה mil-ḥā-māh war N-fs 7725 [e] וְשָׁ֥בוּ wə-šā-ḇū and return Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp 4714 [e] מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ miṣ-rā-yə-māh. to Egypt N-proper-fs | 3fs

New American Standard Bible
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."

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, "The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war."

the people repent

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return

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