Pillars of Cloud and Fire
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When Pharaoh let the people go, God did 1not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, "Lest the people 2change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt."
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But God 3led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle.
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Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Josepha had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, 4"God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here."
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And 5they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.
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And 6the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.
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The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Êxodo 13:17
Ora, quando Faraó deixou ir o povo, Deus não o conduziu pelo caminho da terra dos filisteus, se bem que fosse mais perto; porque Deus disse: Para que porventura o povo não se arrependa, vendo a guerra, e volte para o Egito;
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New King James Version NKJV
Exodus 13:17
Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt."
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Êxodo 13:17
Quando o faraó deixou sair o povo, Deus não o guiou pela rota da terra dos filisteus, embora esse fosse o caminho mais curto, pois disse: “Se eles se defrontarem com a guerra, talvez se arrependam e voltem para o Egito”.
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)