²⁷ And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.

²⁹ Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for the Lord has good things in store for Israel.

³⁰ But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.

⁵⁹ So they sent their sister Rebekah and her servant with Abraham's servant and his men.

⁵⁵ And early in the morning Laban, after kissing and blessing his daughters, went on his way back to his country.

⁹ And when they got up to go away, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, Now evening is coming on, so do not go tonight; see, the day is almost gone; take your rest here and let your heart be glad, and tomorrow early, go on your way back to your house.