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

If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the Lord gives us.”

What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified?

and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord—and I must say only what the Lord says’?

The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder.