16. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zeḇulun was Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon.
17. And the Dwelling Place was taken down. And the sons of Gĕreshon and the sons of Merari departed, bearing the Dwelling Place.
18. And the banner of the camp of Re’uḇĕn departed according to their divisions. And over their army was Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy’ur.
19. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Shim‛on was Shelumi’ĕl, son of Tsurishaddai.
20. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gaḏ was Elyasaph, the son of Deu’ĕl.
21. And the Qehathites departed, bearing the set-apart objects, while the Dwelling Place was set up before they came.
22. And the banner of the camp of the children of Ephrayim departed according to their divisions. And over their army was Elishama, son of Ammihuḏ.
23. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Menashsheh was Gamli’ĕl, son of Peḏahtsur.
24. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Binyamin was Aḇiḏan, son of Giḏ‛oni.
25. Then the banner of the camp of the children of Dan, which formed the rear guard of all the camps, departed according to their divisions. And over their army was Aḥi‛ezer, son of Ammishaddai.
26. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Ashĕr was Pag̅‛i’ĕl, the son of Oḵran.
27. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Aḥira, the son of Ěnan.
28. Such was the order of setting out of the children of Yisra’ĕl, according to their divisions, when they departed.
29. And Mosheh said to Ḥoḇaḇ, the son of Re‛uw’ĕl the Miḏyanite, Mosheh’s father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which יהוה said, ‘I give it to you.’ Come with us, and we shall do good to you, for יהוה has spoken good concerning Yisra’ĕl.”
30. And he replied to him, “I am not going, but I am going to my own land and to my relatives.”
31. Then he said, “Please do not leave us, because you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you shall be our eyes.
32. “And it shall be, when you go with us, then it shall be that whatever good יהוה does to us, the same we shall do to you.”
33. So they set out from the mountain of יהוה on a journey of three days. And the ark of the covenant of יהוה went before them for the three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.
34. And the cloud of יהוה was above them by day when they went out from the camp.
35. And it came to be, whenever the ark set out, that Mosheh said, “Rise up, O יהוה! And let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.”
36. And when it rested, he said, “Return, O יהוה, to the countless thousands of Yisra’ĕl.”