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This was the order of march of the people of Israel according to their hosts, when they set out.
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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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But he said to him, "I will not go; I will depart to my own land and to my kindred."
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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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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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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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And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day, whenever they set out from the camp.
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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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And when it rested, he said, "Return, O LORD, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel."