Exodus 13:16-18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ So ^(A)it shall ^[a]serve as a sign on your hand and as ^[b]phylacteries ^[c]on your forehead, for with ^[d]a powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”

God Leads the People

¹⁷ Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, “^(B)The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.” ¹⁸ Therefore God led the people around by way of the wilderness to the ^[e]Red Sea; and the sons of Israel went up ^(C)in battle formation from the land of Egypt.