John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred." — Numbers 10:30 (ASV)
And he said unto him, I will not go
Which was a very peremptory answer, he seemed determined, and at a point about it for the present, though it is, probable he afterwards changed his mind, like the young man in the parable, (Matthew 21:29);
but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred ;
which were prevailing motives with him, his native country, his relations, and father's house; to this resolution he came, both because of his substance, and because of his family, as Jarchi.