Ὡς δὲ ἐξαπέστειλε Φαραὼ τὸν λαὸν, οὐχ ὡδήγησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς ὁδὸν γῆς· Φυλιστιεὶμ, ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἦν· εἶπε γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς, μήποτε μεταμελήσῃ τῷ λαῷ ἰδόντι πόλεμον, καὶ ἀποστρέψῃ εἰς Αἴγυπτον.

1. Ὡς
   As
2. δὲ
   but
   and
3. ἐξαπέστειλε
   sent out
   he sent away, sent
4. Φαραὼ
   Pharaoh
5. τὸν
   the
6. λαὸν
   people
7.  
   ,
    
8. οὐχ
   not
9. ὡδήγησεν
   led
10. αὐτοὺς
    them
11. ὁ
    the
12. Θεὸς
    God
13. ὁδὸν
    way
14. γῆς
    earth
15.  
    ·
     
16. Φυλιστιεὶμ
    Philistines
17.  
    ,
     
18. ὅτι
    that
    because
19. ἐγγὺς
    near
20. ἦν
    was
21.  
    ·
     
22. εἶπε
    said
23. γὰρ
    for
24. ὁ
    the
25. Θεὸς
    God
26.  
    ,
     
27. μήποτε
    lest
28. μεταμελήσῃ
    repent
29. τῷ
    the
    to the
30. λαῷ
    people
31. ἰδόντι
    seeing
    to one who has seen, to one seeing
32. πόλεμον
    war
33.  
    ,
     
34. καὶ
    and
35. ἀποστρέψῃ
    he turns away
36. εἰς
    into
37. Αἴγυπτον
    Egypt
38.  
    .
     

As Pharaoh sent out the people, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, because it was near, for God said, lest the people repent upon seeing war, and turn back into Egypt.