^{29 Ref} 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 Ref} But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.

^{31 Ref} And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents.

^{32 Ref} And if you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does for us.