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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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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.”
18 Assim, Deus fez o povo dar a volta pelo deserto, seguindo o caminho que leva ao mar Vermelho. Os israelitas saíram do Egito preparados para lutar.
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So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.
19 Moisés levou os ossos de José, porque José havia feito os filhos de Israel prestarem um juramento, quando disse: “Deus certamente virá em auxílio de vocês; levem então os meus ossos daqui”.
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Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place.”
20 Os israelitas partiram de Sucote e acamparam em Etã, junto ao deserto.
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After leaving Sukkoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.
21 Durante o dia o SENHOR ia adiante deles, numa coluna de nuvem, para guiá-los no caminho, e de noite, numa coluna de fogo, para iluminá-los, e assim podiam caminhar de dia e de noite.
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By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
22 A coluna de nuvem não se afastava do povo de dia; nem a coluna de fogo, de noite.
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Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.
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