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This was the order in which the children of Israel were journeying by armies; so they went forward.
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Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for the Lord has good things in store for Israel.
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But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.
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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.
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And if you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does for us.
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So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;
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And by day the cloud of the Lord went over them, when they went forward from the place where they had put up their tents.
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And when the ark went forward Moses said, Come up, O Lord, and let the armies of those who are against you be broken, and let your haters go in flight before you.
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And when it came to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the families of Israel.