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

30 And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives.”

31 So Moses said, “Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can [b]be our (F)eyes. 32 And it shall be, if you go with us—indeed it shall be—that (G)whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same we will do to you.”

33 So they departed from (H)the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord (I)went before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And (J)the cloud of the Lord was above them by day when they went out from the camp.

35 So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said:

(K)“Rise up, O Lord!
Let Your enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate You flee before You.”

36 And when it rested, he said:

“Return, O Lord,
To the many thousands of Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 10:29 Jethro, Ex. 3:1; LXX Raguel
  2. Numbers 10:31 Act as our guide

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)

31 But Moses said, “Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.(G) 32 If you come with us, we will share with you(H) whatever good things the Lord gives us.(I)

33 So they set out(J) from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord(K) went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.(L) 34 The cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp.(M)

35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

“Rise up,(N) Lord!
    May your enemies be scattered;(O)
    may your foes flee before you.(P)(Q)

36 Whenever it came to rest, he said,

“Return,(R) Lord,
    to the countless thousands of Israel.(S)

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