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29 And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reu'el the Mid'ianite, 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 do you good; for the LORD has promised good to Israel."
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Now Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place about 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 things to Israel.”
30 But he said to him, "I will not go; I will depart to my own land and to my kindred."
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He answered, “No, I will not go; I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
31 And he said, "Do not leave us, I pray you, for you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us.
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But Moses said, “Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.
32 And if you go with us, whatever good the LORD will do to us, the same will we do to you."
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If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
33 So they set out from the mount of the LORD three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting place for them.
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So they set out from the mountain of the LORD and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.
34 And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day, whenever they set out from the camp.
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The cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
35 And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Arise, O LORD, and let thy enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee."
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Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Rise up, LORD! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you.”
36 And when it rested, he said, "Return, O LORD, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel."
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Whenever it came to rest, he said, “Return, LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”
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