23. Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was in command of the tribe of Manasseh,
24. and Abidan son of Gideoni was in command of the tribe of Benjamin.
25. Finally, those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Dan, serving as the rearguard of all the divisions, would start out, company by company, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
26. Pagiel son of Ochran was in command of the tribe of Asher,
27. and Ahira son of Enan was in command of the tribe of Naphtali.
28. This, then, was the order of march, company by company, whenever the Israelites broke camp and set out.
29. Moses said to his brother-in-law Hobab son of Jethro the Midianite, “We are about to start out for the place which the Lord said he would give us. He has promised to make Israel prosperous, so come with us, and we will share our prosperity with you.”
30. Hobab answered, “No, I am going back to my native land.”