Exodus 13:18 “So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the R…”

Exodus 13:18

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But God made the people to go about by the way of the wildernesse of the red sea: and the children of Israel went vp armed out of the land of Egypt.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and God turneth round the people the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea, and by fifties have the sons of Israel gone up from the land of Egypt.

Bible in Basic English

But God took the people round by the waste land near the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up in fighting order out of the land of Egypt.

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Cross references

“led the”

Exodus 14:2 Numbers 33:6–8 Deuteronomy 32:10 Psalm 107:7

Exodus 14:2 · BSB

“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.

Numbers 33:6–8 · BSB

They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 32:10 · BSB

He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.

Psalm 107:7 · BSB

He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

“harnessed”

Exodus 12:51

Exodus 12:51 · BSB

And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.

Also

Joshua 1:14

Joshua 1:14 · BSB

Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers an…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”

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