17 Fǎlǎo róng bǎixìng qù de shíhou , Fēilìshì dì de dàolù suī jìn , shén què bú lǐng tāmen cóng nàli zǒu , yīnwei shén shuō , kǒngpà bǎixìng yùjiàn dǎzhàng hòuhuǐ , jiù huí Āijí qù .
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When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”