²⁷ Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own country.^(A)

²⁹ Now Moses said to Hobab^(A) son of Reuel^(B) the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,^(C) “We are setting out for the place about which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’^(D) Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

³⁰ He answered, “No, I will not go;^(E) I am going back to my own land and my own people.^(F)”

⁹ Then when the man, with his concubine and his servant, got up to leave, his father-in-law, the woman’s father, said, “Now look, it’s almost evening. Spend the night here; the day is nearly over. Stay and enjoy yourself. Early tomorrow morning you can get up and be on your way home.”

⁵⁵ Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters^(A) and blessed^(B) them. Then he left and returned home.^[a](C)

⁵⁹ So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way,^(A) along with her nurse^(B) and Abraham’s servant and his men.