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31 Then Moses said, “[a]Please do not leave us, for you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us [as we make our trek through the desert]. 32 So if you will go with us, it shall be that [b]whatever good the Lord does for us, we will do the same for you.”

33 So they set out from the mountain of the Lord (Sinai) three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went in front of them during the three days’ journey to seek out a resting place for them.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 10:31 The text does not say so, but Hobab seems to have remained with the Israelites, for later history shows that his descendants lived in Canaan (Judg 1:16; 1 Sam 15:6).
  2. Numbers 10:32 Lit that good which.

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

33 So they set out(D) from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord(E) went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.(F)

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