19. and over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
20. and over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21. And the Kohathites set forward bearing the sanctuary: and the others set up the tabernacle whilst they came.
22. And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts, and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud;
23. and over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
24. and over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25. And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, the rear-guard of all the camps according to their hosts, and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
26. and over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran;
27. and over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
28. These were the settings forward of the children of Israel according to their hosts: so did they set forward.
29. And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying to the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it unto you: come with us, and we will do thee good; for Jehovah has spoken good concerning Israel.
30. And he said to him, I will not go; but to mine own land, and to my kindred will I go.
31. And he said, Leave me not, I pray thee, because thou knowest where we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou wilt be to us for eyes.
32. And it shall be, if thou come with us, that whatever good Jehovah doeth unto us, so will we do to thee.
33. And they set forward from the mountain of Jehovah and went three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting-place for them.