And Pharaoh will say about the sons of Israel, ‘They have been confined by the land; the desert has enclosed them.
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King James Version
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.English Standard Version
For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, 'They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.'New International Version
Pharaoh will think, 'The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.'