Then Joseph asked his people to make a promise. Joseph said, “Promise me that you will carry my bones with you when God leads you to that new land.”
Exodus 13:18 - Easy To Read Version So the Lord led them another way. He led them through the desert by the Red Sea. [90] The people of Israel were dressed for war when they left Egypt. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But God led the people around by way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites went up marshaled [in ranks] 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. Common English Bible So God led the people by the roundabout way of the Reed Sea desert. The Israelites went up out of the land of Egypt ready for battle. Catholic Public Domain Version But he led them around by the way of the desert, which is next to the Red Sea. And so the sons of Israel ascended, armed, out of the land of Egypt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he led them about by the way of the desert, which is by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt. |
Then Joseph asked his people to make a promise. Joseph said, “Promise me that you will carry my bones with you when God leads you to that new land.”
God led those people straight to the city\par where they would live.\par
God led his people through the desert.\par His true love continues forever.\par
“Tell the people to go back to Pi Hahiroth. Tell them to spend the night between Migdol and the {Red} Sea, near Baal Zephon.
The Egyptian army had many horse soldiers and chariots. They chased the people of Israel and caught up with them while they were camped near the Red Sea [92] at Pi Hahiroth, east of Baal Zephon.
The king must not get more and more horses for himself. And he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses. Why? Because the Lord has told you, ‘You must never go back that way.’
“The Lord found Jacob (Israel) in a desert land, an empty, windy land. The Lord surrounded Jacob to watch over him. He protected him, like the pupil of his eye.
In fact, the Lord has already given you this land east of the Jordan River. Your wives and children can stay in this land with your animals. But your fighting men must cross the Jordan River with your brothers. You must be ready for war and help them {take their land}.
The men from the family groups of Reuben, Gad, and half of the family group of Manasseh obeyed Moses. These men crossed the river in front of the other people. These men were prepared for war. They were going to help the rest of the people of Israel {take the land God had promised to give them}.
About 40,000 soldiers, prepared for war, passed before the Lord. They were marching toward the plains of Jericho.