28 This was the order of march for the Israelites by their military divisions as they set out.

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

30 But he replied to him, “I don’t want to go. Instead, I will go to my own land and my relatives.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 10:29 Or said to Hobab’s brother-in-law
  2. Numbers 10:29 = Jethro; Ex 2:16-18; 3:1; 4:18

28 This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.

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)

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