21. The Kohathites set out, carrying the sanctuary, and they set up the tabernacle before they came.
22. The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out by their armies, and over his armies was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
23. Over the armies of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
24. Over the armies of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25. Then the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set out, which was the rear guard of all the camps by their armies, and over his armies was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26. Over the armies of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Okran.
27. Over the armies of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
28. This was the order of march of the children of Israel, company by company, when they set out.
29. Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will do good to you because the Lord has spoken good concerning Israel.”
30. Hobab said to him, “I will not go. But I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred.”
31. So Moses said, “Please do not leave us, because you know where to camp in the wilderness, and you may be our eyes.
32. Moreover, if you go with us, then it will be that whatever good the Lord will do for us, we will likewise do for you.”
33. They set out three days from the mountain of the Lord, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them the three days’ journey, to find a resting place for them.
34. And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from of the camp.