Hobab — Bible person

Beloved, the Kenite, has been usually identified with Jethro (q.v.), Ex. 18:5, 27; comp. Num. 10:29, 30. In Judg. 4:11, the word rendered “father-in-law” means properly any male relative by marriage (comp. Gen. 19:14, “son-in-law,” A.V.), and should be rendered “brother-in-law,” as in the R.V. His descendants followed Israel to Canaan (Num. 10:29), and at first pitched their tents near Jericho, but afterwards settled in the south in the borders of Arad (Judg. 1:8-11, 16).

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Show passage in OET: NUM 10:29

OET-RV NUM 10:29

29 Then Mosheh (Moses) told Hovav (son of the Midyanite Re’uel who was Mosheh’s father-in-law), “We’re heading towards the place that Yahweh said he’d give us. Come and join us, and we’ll look after you, because Yahweh has promised to look after Yisrael (Israel).”

OET-LV NUM 10:29

29 And_ Mosheh _he/it _said to_Ḩoⱱāⱱ the _son _of Rəˊū^ʼēl the_Midyānite the _father-in-law _of Mosheh are_about _to _set _out we to the_place which YHWH he _said DOM_him/it I _will _give to/for_you(pl) come with_us and_we _will _do _good to/for_you(fs) if/because YHWH he _has _spoken good on Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: JDG 4:11

OET-RV JDG 4:11

11 Now Hever had moved with his wife Ya’el and their family away from the other Keynim (and from Mosheh’s (Moses’) father-in-law Hovav’s descendants) and set up his tent by the oak tree at Tsa’ananim near Kedesh.

OET-LV JDG 4:11

11 And_Ḩeⱱer the_Qēynī was_separated from_the_Qēynī[s] from_(the)_sons of _Ḩoⱱāⱱ the _father-in-law _of Mosheh and_he _had _pitched tent _of_his to the_great _tree in/on/at/with which is_with Qedesh.

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