"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:"
— Exodus 13:17 King James Version
Related Verses
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Genesis 6:6And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creep...
Genesis 6:7And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
Genesis 47:25I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
Genesis 49:18