31-32 Moses countered, “Don’t leave us. You know all the best places to camp in the wilderness. We need your eyes. If you come with us, we’ll make sure that you share in all the good things God will do for us.”

33-36 And so off they marched. From the Mountain of God they marched three days with the Chest of the Covenant of God in the lead to scout out a campsite. The Cloud of God was above them by day when they marched from the camp. With the Chest leading the way, Moses would say,

    Get up, God!
    Put down your enemies!
    Chase those who hate you to the hills!

And when the Chest was set down, he would say,

    Rest with us, God,
    Stay with the many,
    Many thousands of Israel.

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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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