29 Then Moses said to (A)Hobab the son of (B)Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which the Lord said, ‘(C)I will give it to you.’ (D)Come with us and we will do you good, for the Lord (E)has [a]promised good concerning Israel.” 30 But he said to him, “(F)I will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.” 31 Then he said, “Please do not leave us, since you know [b]where we should camp in the wilderness, and you (G)will be as eyes for us. 32 So it will be, if you go with us, that [c](H)whatever good the Lord [d]does for us, (I)we will [e]do for you.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 10:29 Lit spoken
  2. Numbers 10:31 Lit our camping
  3. Numbers 10:32 Lit that good which
  4. Numbers 10:32 Lit does good
  5. Numbers 10:32 Lit do good

29 One day Moses said to his brother-in-law, Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, “We are on our way to the place the Lord promised us, for he said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised wonderful blessings for Israel!”

30 But Hobab replied, “No, I will not go. I must return to my own land and family.”

31 “Please don’t leave us,” Moses pleaded. “You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp. Come, be our guide. 32 If you do, we’ll share with you all the blessings the Lord gives us.”

Read full chapter