Numbers 10:29–36

²⁹And Moses said to Hobab the son of ^kReuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, ^l‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will do good to you, for ^mthe Lord has promised good to Israel.” ³⁰But he said to him, “I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred.” ³¹And he said, “Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve ⁿas eyes for us. ³²And if you do go with us, ^owhatever good the Lord will do to us, the same will we do to you.”

³³So they set out from ^pthe mount of the Lord three days’ journey. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days’ journey, to seek out ^qa resting place for them. ^34rAnd the cloud of the Lord was over them by day, whenever they set out from the camp.

³⁵And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, ^s“Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.” ³⁶And when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel.”