Exodus 13:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But God led the people around, through the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    but God{H430} led{H5437} the people{H5971} about,{H5437} by the way{H1870} of the wilderness{H4057} by the Red{H5488} Sea:{H3220} and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} went up{H5927} armed{H2571} out of the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But God{H430} led{H5437} the people{H5971} about{H5437}{(H8686)}, through the way{H1870} of the wilderness{H4057} of the Red{H5488} sea{H3220}: and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} went up{H5927}{(H8804)} harnessed{H2571} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    therfore God led the aboute thorow the wyldernesse that bordreth on the redd see. The childern of Israel went harnessed out of the lade of Egipte.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore led he the people aboute, euen the waye thorow the wyldernes by ye reed see. And the childre of Israel wente harnessed out of the londe of Egipte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But God made the people to go about by the way of the wildernesse of the red sea: and the children of Israel went vp armed out of the land of Egypt.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But God led the people about through the way of the wyldernesse of the redde sea, and the chyldren of Israel went vp harnessed out of the lande of Egypt.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But God led the people about, [through] the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and God turneth round the people the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea, and by fifties have the sons of Israel gone up from the land of Egypt.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But God took the people round by the waste land near the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up in fighting order out of the land of Egypt.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So God brought the people around by the way of the wilderness to the Red Sea, and the Israelites went up from the land of Egypt prepared for battle.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 14:2 : 2 Speak to the Israelites and tell them to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Camp in front of Baal Zephon, opposite it by the sea.
  • Num 33:6-8 : 6 They departed from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. 7 They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol. 8 They journeyed from Pi-hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness. They traveled three days' journey in the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
  • Deut 32:10 : 10 He found him in a desolate land, in a barren wasteland with howling winds. He surrounded him, cared for him, and protected him as the apple of His eye.
  • Josh 1:14 : 14 Your wives, your children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you, all your strong warriors, fully armed, must cross ahead of your brothers and help them.
  • Exod 12:51 : 51 And on that very day, the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their divisions.
  • Ps 107:7 : 7 He led them on a straight path to a city where they could settle.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 13:17
    86%

    17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the country of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, 'If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.'

  • Judg 11:16
    80%

    16 For when they came up from Egypt, Israel traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and arrived at Kadesh.

  • Deut 1:40
    79%

    40 But as for you, turn around and set out for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea.

  • Exod 14:21-23
    3 verses
    78%

    21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind all night and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided.

    22 The Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.

    23 The Egyptians pursued them—all Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and horsemen—and went into the sea after them.

  • Num 33:1
    78%

    1 These are the journeys of the Israelites who departed from the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.

  • Exod 14:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2 Speak to the Israelites and tell them to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Camp in front of Baal Zephon, opposite it by the sea.

    3 Pharaoh will think of the Israelites, 'They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has trapped them.'

  • Exod 15:19
    77%

    19 For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.

  • Exod 14:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29 But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.

    30 On that day, the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.

  • Josh 24:6
    77%

    6 When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, you came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued your ancestors with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.

  • Exod 13:19-21
    3 verses
    77%

    19 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 After leaving Succoth, they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.

    21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to lead 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.

  • Ps 106:9
    77%

    9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a wilderness.

  • Ps 78:52-53
    2 verses
    77%

    52 But He led His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.

    53 He led them safely, so they were unafraid, but the sea covered their enemies.

  • Exod 12:51
    76%

    51 And on that very day, the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their divisions.

  • Exod 14:8-11
    4 verses
    76%

    8 The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly.

    9 The Egyptians pursued them—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, his horsemen, and his army—and they overtook them as they camped by the sea, near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.

    10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them! They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

    11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

  • Exod 14:25
    76%

    25 He caused the wheels of their chariots to come off so that they moved with difficulty. The Egyptians said, 'Let’s get away from Israel! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.'

  • Heb 11:29
    76%

    29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.

  • Exod 14:16
    76%

    16 As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it, so the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

  • Exod 14:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!”

    6 So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him.

  • Exod 15:22
    75%

    22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went into the Desert of Shur. They traveled for three days in the desert without finding water.

  • Deut 2:1
    75%

    1 Then we turned and set out toward the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and we traveled around Mount Seir for many days.

  • Acts 13:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17 The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, and He made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt. With an uplifted arm, He led them out of it.

    18 For about forty years He endured their behavior in the wilderness.

  • Num 33:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 They journeyed from Elim and camped by the Sea of Reeds.

    11 They departed from the Sea of Reeds and camped in the Wilderness of Sin.

  • Exod 15:13
    75%

    13 In Your steadfast love, You led the people You redeemed; in Your strength, You guided them to Your holy dwelling.

  • Num 33:8
    75%

    8 They journeyed from Pi-hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness. They traveled three days' journey in the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.

  • Ezek 20:10
    74%

    10 So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.

  • Ps 114:1
    74%

    1 When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

  • Josh 24:17
    74%

    17 For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed.

  • Acts 7:36
    74%

    36 This is the one who led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

  • Exod 19:1
    74%

    1 In the third month after the Israelites left the land of Egypt, on that very day, they came to the wilderness of Sinai.

  • 1 Sam 10:18
    74%

    18 He said to the Israelites, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: "I brought Israel up from Egypt and rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hands of all the kingdoms oppressing you."'

  • Exod 15:4
    73%

    4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers were drowned in the Red Sea.

  • Isa 63:13
    73%

    13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble;

  • Exod 6:13
    73%

    13 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and commanded them to speak to the Israelites and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

  • Deut 11:4
    73%

    4 And what He did to the army of Egypt, to their horses and chariots, when He overwhelmed them with the waters of the Red Sea as they pursued you, and how the LORD destroyed them to this very day.

  • Num 10:28
    73%

    28 This was the order of the journeys of the Israelites according to their divisions as they set out.

  • Num 21:4
    73%

    4 They journeyed from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient along the way.