ECB(i)
17 And so be it, when Paroh sends the people away, Elohim leads them not by the way of the land of the Peleshethiym because that is near; but because Elohim said, Lest perhaps the people sigh when they see war and return to Misrayim:
18 and Elohim turns the people around, through the way of the wilderness of the Reed sea: and the sons of Yisra El ascend in ranks of five from the land of Misrayim.