World English Bible
"He said to him, "I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.""
— Numbers 10:30, World English Bible
“And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.”
“And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. ”
“But Hobab said to him,“I will not go, but I will go instead to my own land and to my kindred.””
“But he answered him: I will not go with thee, but I will return to my country, wherein I was born.”
“But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.”
“And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.”
Ahira the son of Enan was over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali.
Thus were the travels of the children of Israel according to their armies; and they went forward.
Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are journeying to the place of which Yahweh said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and we will treat you well; for Yahweh has spoken good concerning Israel."
He said to him, "I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives."
He said, "Don't leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.
It shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that whatever good Yahweh does to us, we will do the same to you."
They set forward from the Mount of Yahweh three days' journey. The ark of the covenant of Yahweh went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting place for them.