Numbers 10:31

“Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.

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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

30“I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”

32If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”

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Cross References

Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Galatians 6:2Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill 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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