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29 Hobab was the son of Reuel the Midianite, who was Moses’ father-in-law [C also called Jethro; Ex. 2:16]. Moses said to Hobab, “We are moving to the land the Lord promised to give us. Come with us and we will be good to you, because the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

30 But Hobab answered, “No, I will not go. I will go back to my own land where I was born.”

31 But Moses said, “Please don’t ·leave [abandon; forsake] us. You know where we can camp in the ·desert [wilderness], and you can be our ·guide [L eyes]. 32 Come with us. We will share with you all the good things the Lord gives us.”

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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.”

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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