Numbers 10:31 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 10:31

“Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Thou mayest be to us instead of eyes - A proverbial expression still in use in the East. Hobab would indicate the spots where water, fuel, and pasture might be found, or warn them of the dangers from hurricanes, and point out localities infested by robbers.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
נָ֖א	na'	please	H4994 →
תַּעֲזֹ֣ב	ta.'a.Zo	you leave	H5800 →
אֹתָ֑נוּ	'o.Ta.nu	<obj.> us	H853 →
כִּ֣י׀	ki	for	H3588 →
עַל־	'al-	since	H5921 →
כֵּ֣ן	ken	<thus>	H3651 →
יָדַ֗עְתָּ	ya.Da'.ta	you know	H3045 →
חֲנֹתֵ֙נוּ֙	cha.no.Te.nu	encamping we	H2583 →
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר	ba.mid.Bar	in the wilderness	H4057 →
וְהָיִ֥יתָ	ve.ha.Yi.ta	and you will become	H1961 →
לָּ֖נוּ	La.nu	of us
לְעֵינָֽיִם׃	le.'ei.Na.yim	<into> eyes	H5869 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
leads to
- Proverbs 3:5–6
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Psalms 33:18
  Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
- Psalms 25:8–10
  Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- Matthew 11:29
  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Proverbs 8:10–11
  Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Through
Galatians 6:2
Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
leads to
- Romans 15:1
  We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
  And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
- John 13:34
  A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.