although  EXO 013 017 .  And it came <01961  +hayah > to pass ,  when Pharaoh <06547  +Par<oh > had let the people <05971  +<am > go <07971  +shalach > ,  that God <00430  +>elohiym > led <05148  +nachah > them not  [ through ]  the way <01870  +derek > of the land <00776  +>erets > of the Philistines <06430  +P@lishtiy > ,  {although} <03588  +kiy > that  [ was ]  near <07138  +qarowb > ;  for God <00430  +>elohiym > said <00559  +>amar > ,  Lest <06435  +pen > peradventure the people <05971  +<am > repent <05162  +nacham > when they see <07200  +ra>ah > war <04421  +milchamah > ,  and they return <07725  +shuwb > to Egypt <04714  +Mitsrayim > :