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29 And Moses said to Hobab the 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 do good to you, 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, "Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp 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 do 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.”
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