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Exodus 13:18

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16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

17 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:

But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

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BSB
So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.
KJV
But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
WEB
but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
ASV
but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
DARBY
And God led the people about, the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went arrayed out of the land of Egypt.
BLB
And God turned the people [by] the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea And the sons of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt in battle array.
ÅB
Men Gud lot folket ta omveien gjennom ørkenen mot det Røde Hav. Og Israels barn dro fullt rustet ut av Egypt.
OTB
Så Gud ledet folket rundt gjennom ørkenen mot Rødehavet, og israelittene dro opp ut av Egypt klare for kamp.
B1930
Men Gud lot folket ta omveien gjennem ørkenen mot det Røde Hav. Og Israels barn drog fullt rustet ut av Egyptens land.

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  • Exodus 14:2

    Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

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  • Numbers 33:6–8

    And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:10

    He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

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  • Exodus 12:51

    And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

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  • Joshua 1:14

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

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  • Psalms 107:7

    And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

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