法老讓以色列人離開埃及後，上帝沒有帶領他們穿越非利士地區，雖然那是條捷徑。因為上帝說：「如果他們遇上戰爭，就會改變主意，返回埃及。」

法老容百姓去的时候，非利士地的道路虽近，神却不领他们从那里走；因为神说：“恐怕百姓遇见打仗后悔，就回埃及去。”

法老放百姓走的时候，非利士人之地的路虽近，上帝却不领他们从那里走，因为上帝说：“恐怕百姓遇见战争就后悔，转回埃及去。”

法老放百姓走的时候，非利士人之地的路虽近，神却不领他们从那里走，因为神说：“恐怕百姓遇见战争就后悔，转回埃及去。”

法老让以色列人离开埃及后，上帝没有带领他们穿越非利士地区，虽然那是条捷径。因为上帝说：“如果他们遇上战争，就会改变主意，返回埃及。”

法老让人民离开的时候，虽然非利士的路很近，神却不领他们从那里走，因为神说：“恐怕百姓看见战争而后悔，就回埃及去。”

法老容百姓去的時候，非利士地的道路雖近，神卻不領他們從那裏走；因為神說：「恐怕百姓遇見打仗後悔，就回埃及去。」

法老放百姓走的時候，非利士人之地的路雖近，上帝卻不領他們從那裏走，因為上帝說：「恐怕百姓遇見戰爭就後悔，轉回埃及去。」

法老放百姓走的時候，非利士人之地的路雖近，神卻不領他們從那裏走，因為神說：「恐怕百姓遇見戰爭就後悔，轉回埃及去。」

法老讓人民離開的時候，雖然非利士的路很近，神卻不領他們從那裡走，因為神說：“恐怕百姓看見戰爭而後悔，就回埃及去。”

法老讓人民走的時候，非利士地的路雖近，上帝卻不領導他們從那裏走，因為上帝說：『恐怕人民看見戰爭而後悔，就回埃及去。』

法老既釋斯民、上帝不導之經非利士之近途、蓋曰、恐民遇戰、或生悔心、旋歸埃及、

法老既釋以色列族出境、上帝不導之由非利士人之近途、恐民遇戰、或生悔心、旋歸埃及、

法老釋以色列民出時、由非利士地行、其途雖近、而天主不導之由彼行、因天主言、惟恐斯民見戰而悔、仍欲返伊及、

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.”

Pharaoh let the people go. The shortest road from Goshen to Canaan went through the Philistine country. But God didn’t lead them that way. God said,“ If they have to go into battle, they might change their minds. They might return to Egypt.”

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said,“ Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.”

When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said,“ If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said,“ The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.”

Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said,“ The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.”

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.”

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by 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:

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said,“ The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.”

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:

When Pharaoh released the people, God did not lead them by the way to the land of the Philistines, although that was nearby, for God said,“ Lest the people change their minds and return to Egypt when they experience war.”

When Pharaoh had let the people go, God didn’t lead them by the 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 they return to Egypt”;

他們拒絕聽從，忘記了你為他們所行的奇事，頑固不化，自立首領要回埃及做奴隸。但你是樂意饒恕，有恩典，有憐憫，不輕易發怒，充滿慈愛的上帝，你沒有離棄他們。

他們對摩西說：「難道埃及沒有墳地，要你帶我們出來死在曠野嗎？為什麼要帶我們離開埃及呢？我們對你說過，別管我們，就讓我們服侍埃及人吧。服侍埃及人總比死在曠野好啊！」

當晚，全體會眾放聲大哭，整夜哀號。他們埋怨摩西和亞倫說：「我們還不如死在埃及或曠野！耶和華為什麼把我們領到這裡來，讓我們死於刀下？我們的妻兒必被擄去。我們還不如返回埃及。」他們彼此議論說：「我們選一位首領帶我們回埃及吧！」

若他們在那裡回心轉意，向你懇求，承認自己犯罪作惡了；

若不背起自己的十字架跟從我，就不能作我的門徒。「哪有人建樓房不事先坐下來計算成本，看能否建成？否則，打好了地基卻不能完工，徒惹別人嘲笑，『這個人開了工，卻不能完工！』「哪有王要跟另一個王打仗時，不先坐下來酌量一下自己的一萬人是否敵得過對方的兩萬人？如果自知不敵，一定趁敵人還遠的時候，就差使者去求和。

以色列全體會眾在曠野向摩西和亞倫發怨言說：「我們還不如當初在埃及就死在耶和華手中。在那裡，我們至少可以圍在肉鍋旁吃個飽。現在，你把我們帶到曠野來，是要叫全體會眾餓死在這裡嗎？」

但保羅堅持不帶他同行，因為他在旁非利亞離開了他們，沒有和他們一起做工。

官長也要告訴士兵，『有沒有膽怯、害怕的？他可以回家去，免得影響他人士氣。』

王不可擁有大量馬匹，也不可派人到埃及去購買馬匹，因為耶和華已經告訴你們不可回埃及。

「可是我們的祖先不聽從他，甚至棄絕他，心裡對埃及戀戀不捨。

你要向他們宣佈，膽小害怕的人可以離開基列山回家。」結果兩萬二千人離去，只剩下一萬人。