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Armed out of Egypt

In Exodus 13:18 JPS what is the correct translation for “armed”? Are there other scriptures that use the word?
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

The cross in the square is not made to be worshipped, but rather for decorative purposes, therefore it is not necessary to make a detour.

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