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You know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Please don’t leave us,” Moses pleaded. “You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp. Come, be our guide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So <i>Moses</i> said, “Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, “Please do not leave us, since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he said, &#8220Please do not leave us, inasmuch as you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he said, “Please do not leave us, inasmuch as you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he said, “Please do not leave us, inasmuch as you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses said, “Please do not leave us, for you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us [as we make our trek through the desert].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Please don’t leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please don&#8217t leave us,&#8221 Moses said, &#8220since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Please go with us!" Moses said. "You can be our guide because you know the places to camp in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But Moses said, "Please don't leave us. You know where we can set up camp in the desert, and you could be our guide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Please don't leave us," Moses said. "You know where we can camp in the wilderness, and you can be our guide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses responded, "Please don't leave us now, since you know where we can camp in the wilderness. You could be our guide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Please do not leave us,? Moses said, ?since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses said, "Do not leave us, because you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said, "Do not leave us, please; because you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said, “Don’t leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says, “Please do not forsake us, because you have known our encamping in the wilderness, and you have been to us for eyes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith, 'I pray thee, forsake us not, because thou hast known our encamping in the wilderness, and thou hast been to us for eyes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say, Thou shalt not leave us now, for upon this thou knewest we encamped in the desert, and thou wert to us for eyes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said: Do not leave us: for thou knowest in what places we should encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be our guide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said: “Do not choose to leave us. For you know in which places in the desert we ought to make camp, and so you shall be our guide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses said, “Please, do not leave us; you know where we can camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our guide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said, “Do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said to him, Do not leave us, for you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you will serve as a guide for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Moshe said to him: “Do not leave us, because you know the place where we dwell that is in the wilderness and you have been eyes for us.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said: 'Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Leave us not, because thou hast been with us in the wilderness, and thou shalt be an elder among us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/10-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3466" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/10.htm">From Sinai to Paran</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>“I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.” <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">“Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ta·‘ă·zōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">leave us,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯā·nū (DirObjM:: 1cp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Moses said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“since</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">you know</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: ḥă·nō·ṯê·nū (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">where we should camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and you can serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">as our</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nā·yim (Prep-l:: N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-19.htm">Exodus 18:19-24</a></span><br />Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him. / Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do. / Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-33.htm">Deuteronomy 1:33</a></span><br />who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a></span><br />And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Judges 4:11</a></span><br />Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6</a></span><br />And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-29.htm">1 Samuel 30:29</a></span><br />to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-19.htm">2 Samuel 15:19-22</a></span><br />Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland. / In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.” / But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-32.htm">1 Chronicles 12:32</a></span><br />From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21</a></span><br />And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></span><br />I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-9.htm">Matthew 2:9-10</a></span><br />After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was. / When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></span><br />and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said, Leave us not, I pray you; for as much as you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you may be to us instead of eyes.</p><p class="hdg">forasmuch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-1.htm">Numbers 13:1</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Numbers 20:1</a></b></br> Then came the children of Israel, <i>even</i> the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-1.htm">Numbers 31:1</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,</p><p class="hdg">instead of eyes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/29-15.htm">Job 29:15</a></b></br> I was eyes to the blind, and feet <i>was</i> I to the lame.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8</a></b></br> I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/12-14.htm">1 Corinthians 12:14-21</a></b></br> For the body is not one member, but many… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/10-25.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/numbers/10-12.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/9-23.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Encamping</a> <a href="/numbers/5-13.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/38-26.htm">Inasmuch</a> <a href="/numbers/8-18.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Places</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Please</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/numbers/10-12.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/10-12.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/exodus/34-20.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/10-34.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/numbers/12-16.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/12-16.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/24-2.htm">Encamping</a> <a href="/numbers/11-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/numbers/14-14.htm">Inasmuch</a> <a href="/numbers/18-24.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Places</a> <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Please</a> <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/18-2.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/numbers/12-16.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/12-16.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/numbers/10-32.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-1.htm">The use of the silver trumpets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">The Israelites move from Sinai to Paran</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-14.htm">The order of their march</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">The blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the ark</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This plea highlights the importance of community and guidance in the journey of the Israelites. It reflects the human need for companionship and support, even when divine guidance is available. The request underscores the value of wisdom and experience that Hobab possesses, which Moses recognizes as beneficial for the journey ahead.<p><b>Moses said,</b><br>Moses, as the leader of the Israelites, often acts as the intermediary between God and the people. His leadership is characterized by humility and reliance on others, as seen in this request. This moment is a reminder of Moses' humanity and his understanding of the practical needs of the people he leads.<p><b>since you know where we should camp in the wilderness,</b><br>Hobab's knowledge of the wilderness is crucial for the Israelites, who are navigating through unfamiliar and challenging terrain. This phrase indicates the practical wisdom and experience that Hobab brings, which is essential for survival and success in the harsh conditions of the desert. It also reflects the broader biblical theme of God using human means and relationships to accomplish His purposes.<p><b>and you can serve as our eyes.</b><br>This metaphor emphasizes the role of guidance and insight that Hobab can provide. In a spiritual sense, it can be seen as a type of Christ, who is often referred to as the light and guide for believers. Just as Hobab is asked to be the eyes for the Israelites, Christ is the one who illuminates the path for His followers. This phrase also connects to the theme of reliance on God-given wisdom and discernment in navigating life's journey.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness to the Promised Land. In this verse, Moses is speaking to Hobab.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hobab.htm">Hobab</a></b><br>The son of Reuel (also known as Jethro), Moses' father-in-law. Hobab is invited by Moses to accompany the Israelites on their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The vast, uninhabited region through which the Israelites traveled after their exodus from Egypt. It represents both physical and spiritual challenges.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are on a journey to the land promised to them by God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_journey.htm">The Journey</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, which is both a physical journey and a spiritual pilgrimage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_and_guidance.htm">The Importance of Community and Guidance</a></b><br>Moses' request to Hobab highlights the importance of community and seeking guidance from those with experience and knowledge. In our spiritual journey, we should value the wisdom and support of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_and_utilizing_god-given_resources.htm">Recognizing and Utilizing God-Given Resources</a></b><br>Hobab's knowledge of the wilderness was a God-given resource for the Israelites. We should recognize and utilize the resources and talents God places in our lives for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_journey.htm">Faith in the Journey</a></b><br>The wilderness journey required faith and trust in God's provision and guidance. Similarly, our life journey requires us to trust in God's plan, even when the path is unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_humility.htm">Leadership and Humility</a></b><br>Moses, despite being the leader, humbly acknowledges his need for Hobab's help. True leadership involves recognizing one's limitations and seeking assistance when needed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_uncertainty.htm">God's Provision in Uncertainty</a></b><br>The wilderness represents uncertainty and challenge. God's provision often comes through unexpected means, such as Hobab's guidance, reminding us to remain open to His leading.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_moses'_ban_affect_his_account's_credibility.htm">Deuteronomy 3:26 indicates Moses was forbidden to enter the land--how does this affect the credibility of his supposed firsthand account?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_moses_live_to_120_years.htm">How can Moses realistically be 120 years old (Deut. 31:2) when modern biology deems such an age implausible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_moses_need_hobab's_guidance.htm">Numbers 10:29-32: Why did Moses rely on Hobab's guidance if God was already leading them by cloud and fire?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">How we are to encamp . . . --</span>It is clear from these words, as well as from many indications of the same nature, that notwithstanding the direct guidance which was vouchsafed from heaven, and the miraculous interpositions of Providence which the Israelites experienced throughout their journeys, Moses did not neglect to take advantage of all the ordinary precautions of which it was incumbent upon him as the leader of his people to avail himself. The line of march and the places of encampment were clearly marked out by the cloud, but many difficulties would arise in the course of the journeys, and at the places of encampment, which Hobab's familiarity with the desert would enable him to meet.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.</span> It is an obvious conclusion, from the reasons here urged by Moses, that the many and wonderful promises of Divine guidance and Divine direction did <span class="accented">not</span> supersede in his eyes the use of all available human aids. It is not indeed easy to say <span class="accented">where</span> any room was left for the good <span class="accented">offices</span> and experience of Hobab; the cloud of the Divine Presence <span class="accented">seemed</span> to control absolutely the journeying and encamping of the people; yet if we really knew in detail the actual ordering of that wondrous march, we should doubtless find that the heavenly guidance did but give unity and certainty to all the wisdom, caution, and endeavour of its earthly leaders. Indeed if we recall to mind that the host is calculated at more than two millions of people, it is quite evident that even during the march to Kadesh (and much more in the long wanderings which followed) it must have been extremely difficult to keep the various divisions together. In the broken and difficult country which they were to traverse, which had been familiar to Hobab from his youth, there would be scope enough for all his ability as a guide. And it would seem that it was just this prospect of being really useful to the people of Israel that prevailed with Hobab. He must indeed have felt assured that a wonderful future awaited a nation whose past and present were, even within his own knowledge, so wonderful. But that alone could not move him to leave his own land and his own kindred, a firing so unspeakably repugnant to the feelings and traditions of his age and country. Doubtless to the child of the desert, whose life was a never-ending struggle with the dangers and vicissitudes of the wilderness, the land of promise, flowing with milk and honey, watered with the rain of heaven, seemed like the garden of Eden. Yet the offer of an heritage within that land moved him not so much, it would appear, as the claim upon his own good offices in helping the chosen people to reach their own abode. The Septuagint translation, or rather paraphrase, of this verse is, "Leave us not, forasmuch as thou wast with us in the wilderness, and thou shalt be an elder among us." This seems, on the one hand, to identify Hobab with Jethro; on the other, to imply that he was shortly afterwards one of the seventy elders upon whom the spirit came. This, however, is not likely. Hobab does indeed seem to have gone with the people, but his descendants were not incorporated into Israel; they were with them, but not of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/10-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">leave us,”</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲזֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·zōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“since</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֗עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where we should camp</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנֹתֵ֙נוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you can serve</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיִ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as our eyes.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/10-31.htm">Numbers 10:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/10-31.htm">OT Law: Numbers 10:31 He said Don't leave us please (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/10-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 10:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 10:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/10-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 10:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 10:32" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>