17 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:
17 At nangyari, nang tulutan ni Faraon na ang bayan ay yumaon, na hindi sila pinatnubayan ng Dios sa daang patungo sa lupain ng mga Filisteo, bagaman malapit; sapagka't sinabi ng Dios, Baka sakaling ang bayan ay magsisi pagkakita ng pagbabaka, at magsipagbalik sa Egipto: