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  • Exodus 13:17
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 17 Now when Pharʹaoh sent the people away, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Phi·lisʹtines, although it was near. For God said: “The people may change their minds when they are confronted by war and will return to Egypt.”

  • Exodus 13:17
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 17 And it came about at the time of Pharʹaoh’s sending the people away that God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Phi·lisʹtines just because it was near, for God said: “It might be the people will feel regret when they see war and will certainly return to Egypt.”+

  • Exodus 13:17
    The Bible in Living English
    • 17* And when the Pharaoh let the people go God did not guide them by the road to the Philistine country (for that was the nearest), because God thought “The people might change their mind when they saw war, and go back to Egypt”;

  • Exodus 13:17
    American Standard Version
    • 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by 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:

  • Exodus 13:17
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 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.

  • Exodus 13:17
    King James Version
    • 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:

  • Exodus
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 13:17 it-1 1117; it-2 632

  • Exodus
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 13:17 w72 530; ad 533, 544, 773

  • Exodus
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 13:17

      Insight, Volume 1, p. 1117

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 632

      The Watchtower,

      9/1/1972, p. 530

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