“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.”
And Moses said, 'Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us' — Moses persists, appealing to Hobab's practical expertise: he 'knows where we should camp,' understanding desert geography and water sources. The metaphor 'eyes for us' (et enay lanu) indicates that his local knowledge would guide Israel's movement in terrain foreign to the newly-liberated slaves. Moses articulates how human wisdom (Hobab's navigation) serves alongside divine guidance (God's cloud and trumpets).
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