Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

New American Standard Bible

But he said to him, “I will not come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But he replied to him, “I don’t want to go. Instead, I will go to my own land and my relatives.”

International Standard Version

But he said, "I won't go with you because I'm returning to my land and to my own family."

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

But Hobab [Moses’ brother-in-law] said to him, “I will not go; I will return to my own land and to my family.”

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say to him, I will not go; but to my land, and to my kindred I will go.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

But he said to him, "I will not go. I will only go to my land and to my family."

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said unto him, "I will not: but will go to mine own land and to my kindred."

NET Bible

But Hobab said to him, "I will not go, but I will go instead to my own land and to my kindred."

New Heart English Bible

He said to him, "I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives."

The Emphasized Bible

And he said unto him, I will not go, - but unto my own land, and unto my own kindred, will I go.

Webster

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

World English Bible

He said to him, "I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives."

Youngs Literal Translation

And he saith unto him, 'I do not go; but unto my land and unto my kindred do I go.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he said

Usage: 0

unto him, I will not go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

but I will depart
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

The Appeal To Hobab

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. 31 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.



Cross References

Genesis 12:1

Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:

Genesis 31:30

And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?

Ruth 1:15-17

And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law.

Psalm 45:10

O daughter, give thought and attention, and let your ear be open; no longer keep in mind your people, and your father's house;

Matthew 21:29

And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

Luke 14:26

And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

2 Corinthians 5:16

For this reason, from this time forward we have knowledge of no man after the flesh: even if we have had knowledge of Christ after the flesh, we have no longer any such knowledge.

Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.

Hebrews 11:13

All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.

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