On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.
These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;
And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel,
Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
On the fourth day Elizur, the son of Shedeur, chief of the children of Reuben:
The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
At the sound of a second loud note, the tents on the south side are to go forward: the loud note will be the sign to go forward.