Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen 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.” Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass in Pharaoh’s sending the people away, that God hath not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, for it [is] near; for God said, ‘Lest the people repent in their seeing war, and have turned back towards 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: Hebrew When Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֮ (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings let the people הָעָם֒ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock go, בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח (bə·šal·laḥ) Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out God אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative did not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no lead them נָחָ֣ם (nā·ḥām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5148: To guide, to transport along the road דֶּ֚רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action through the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of the Philistines, פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia though כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it ה֑וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was shorter. קָר֖וֹב (qā·rō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near For כִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction God אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative said, אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “If [the people] face בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם (bir·’ō·ṯām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see war, מִלְחָמָ֖ה (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war [they] הָעָ֛ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock might change their minds יִנָּחֵ֥ם (yin·nā·ḥêm) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge and return וְשָׁ֥בוּ (wə·šā·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Egypt.” מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ (miṣ·rā·yə·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa |
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