31And 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.


In Context

28 Thus were the journeys of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.

29 And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying to the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come you with us, and we will do you good: for the LORD has spoken good concerning Israel.

30 And he said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred.

31 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.

32 And it shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do to us, the same will we do to you.

33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.

Numbers 10:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:31And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:31But Moses said, "Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the desert, and you can be our eyes.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:31And he said: Do not leave us: for thou knowest in what places we should encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be our guide.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:31And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:31And he said, Leave me not, I pray thee, because thou knowest where we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou wilt be to us for eyes.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:31And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:31And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:31He said, |Don't leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:31And 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;