24. Then came the tribe of Benjamin. Abidan son of Gideoni was the commander of that group.
25. The last three tribes in the line were the rear guard for all the other tribes. These were the groups from Dan’s camp. They traveled under their flag. The first group was the tribe of Dan. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was their commander.
26. Next came the tribe of Asher. Pagiel son of Ocran was the commander of that group.
27. Then came the tribe of Naphtali. Ahira son of Enan was the commander of that group.
28. That was the way the Israelites marched when they moved from place to place.
29. Hobab was the son of Reuel, the Midianite. (Reuel was Moses’ father-in-law.) Moses said to Hobab, “We are traveling to the land that the Lord promised to give to us. Come with us and we will be good to you. The Lord has promised good things to the Israelites.”
30. But Hobab answered, “No, I will not go with you. I will go back to my homeland and to my own people.”
31. Then Moses said, “Please don’t leave us. You know more about the desert than we do. You can be our guide.
32. If you come with us, we will share with you all the good things that the Lord gives us.”