Numbers 10:30

30 But he said to him, "I will not go, but I will go back to my own land and to my kindred."

Numbers 10:30 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 10:30

And he said unto him, I will not go
Which was a very peremptory answer, he seemed determined, and at a point about it for the present, though it is, probable he afterwards changed his mind, like the young man in the parable, ( Matthew 21:29 ) ;

but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred;
which were prevailing motives with him, his native country, his relations, and father's house; to this resolution he came, both because of his substance, and because of his family, as Jarchi.

Numbers 10:30 In-Context

28 This was the order of march of the Israelites, company by company, when they set out.

29 Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, "I will give it to you'; come with us, and we will treat you well; for the Lord has promised good to Israel."

30 But he said to him, "I will not go, but I will go back to my own land and to my kindred."

31 He said, "Do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us.

32 Moreover, if you go with us, whatever good the Lord does for us, the same we will do for you."