Numbers 10:31

And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.

In Context

30But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.

32And if you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does for us.

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Cross References

Psalms 32:8I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.

Galatians 6:2Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 10:30-36

Moses's Request to Hobab. ( b. c. 1490.) 29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. 31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be… Read the whole commentary →

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