lred sea: (in Hebrew literally “Sea of Reeds”) evidently referred to (1) a series of lakes and marshes between the head of the Gulf of Suez and the Mediterranean, the region generally regarded as the site of the events described in Exodus 13, and was also used to designate (2) the Gulf of Suez, and (3) the Gulf of Aqaba.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So he led the people around toward the Red Sea along the road of the wilderness. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt in battle formation.

NLTNew Living Translation

So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So God led the people around by the way of the desert to the Red Sea, and the Israelites went up in battle array from the land of Egypt.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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