23 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 Then athe standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

28 bThus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.

29 Now Moses said to cHobab the son of dReuel 4the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, e‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and fwe will treat you well; for gthe Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

30 And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives.”

31 So Moses said, “Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can 5be our heyes. 32 And it shall be, if you go with us—indeed it shall be—that iwhatever good the Lord will do to us, the same we will do to you.”

33 So they departed from jthe mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord kwent before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And lthe cloud of the Lord was above them by day when they went out from the camp.

35 So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said:

m“Rise up, O Lord!

Let Your enemies be scattered,

And let those who hate You flee before You.”

36 And when it rested, he said:

“Return, O Lord,

To the many thousands of Israel.”