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Numbers 7
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Offerings at the Dwelling's Dedication
71On the day that Moses finished setting up the Dwelling, he anointed and consecrated it with all of its furnishings and the altar with all of its utensils. He anointed and consecrated them.
2The tribal chiefs of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, brought offerings. These were the chiefs of the tribes, who were in charge of the registration. 3They brought as their offering before the Lord six covered carts[] and twelve oxen—a cart for every two tribal chiefs and an ox for every tribal chief. They presented them in front of the Dwelling.
4The Lord spoke to Moses: 5“Accept these gifts from them so that they may be used for doing the work at the Tent of Meeting. You are to give them to the Levites as each one's work requires.”
6Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7He gave two carts and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon as their work required. 8He gave four carts and eight oxen to the descendants of Merari, as required for their work under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. 9But to the descendants of Kohath he did not give any, because their work was to carry the holy things on their own shoulders.
10The tribal chiefs also brought offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day that it was anointed. The tribal chiefs brought their offerings before the altar. 11The Lord said to Moses, “Each day one tribal chief will bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
12On the first day, the one who brought his offering was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah. 13His offering was one silver dish[] weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel,[] both full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 14one small gold bowl[] weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 15one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 16one male goat for a sin offering; 17and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats,[] and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the tribal chief of Issachar, brought his offering. 19He brought for his offering: one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 20one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 21one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 22one male goat for a sin offering; 23and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
24On the third day it was the tribal chief of Zebulun's descendants, Eliab son of Helon. 25His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 26one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 27one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 28one male goat for a sin offering; 29and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
30On the fourth day it was the tribal chief of Reuben's descendants, Elizur son of Shedeur. 31His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 32one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 33one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 34one male goat for a sin offering; 35and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
36On the fifth day it was the tribal chief of Simeon's descendants, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 37His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 38one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 39one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 40one male goat for a sin offering; 41and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
42On the sixth day it was the tribal chief of Gad's descendants, Eliasaph son of Deuel. 43His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 44one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 45one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 46one male goat for a sin offering; 47and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
48On the seventh day it was the tribal chief of Ephraim's descendants, Elishama son of Ammihud. 49His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 50one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 51one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 52one male goat for a sin offering; 53and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
54On the eighth day it was the tribal chief of Manasseh's descendants, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 55His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 56one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 57one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 58one male goat for a sin offering; 59and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
60On the ninth day it was the tribal chief of Benjamin's descendants, Abidan son of Gideoni. 61His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 62one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 63one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 64one male goat for a sin offering; 65and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
66On the tenth day it was the tribal chief of Dan's descendants, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 67His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 68one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 69one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb, for a whole burnt offering; 70one male goat for a sin offering; 71and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
72On the eleventh day it was the tribal chief of Asher's descendants, Pagiel son of Ochran. 73His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 74one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 75one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 76one male goat for a sin offering; 77and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ochran.
78On the twelfth day it was the tribal chief of Naphtali's descendants, Ahira son of Enan. 79His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver sprinkling basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 80one small gold bowl weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 81one young bull, one ram, one year-old male lamb for a whole burnt offering; 82one male goat for a sin offering; 83and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering: two head of cattle, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
84These were the offerings from the tribal chiefs of Israel for the dedication of the altar on the day that it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver sprinkling basins, twelve small gold bowls. 85Each silver dish weighed one hundred thirty shekels, and each sprinkling basin weighed seventy shekels. All the silver vessels weighed two thousand four hundred shekels according to the sanctuary shekel. 86The twelve gold bowls, filled with incense, weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. All the gold bowls weighed one hundred twenty shekels. 87All the cattle for the whole burnt offering were twelve young bulls, twelve rams, twelve one-year-old male lambs, along with their grain offerings. Also there were twelve male breeding goats for a sin offering. 88All the cattle for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering were twenty-four young bulls, sixty rams, sixty male breeding goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.
89When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the Lord's voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement seat[] that was on the Ark of the Covenant. In this way the Lord spoke to him.

Footnotes

  • 7:3 Or wagons. Ancient pictorial evidence, however, suggests the vehicles were two-wheeled ox carts, not four-wheeled wagons.
  • 7:13 Etymology suggests that a qe'ara is a deep dish or bowl, but some think it means platter.
  • 7:13 One hundred thirty regular shekels weigh about fifty-two ounces. Seventy regular shekels weigh about twenty-eight ounces. Presumably the sanctuary shekel weighed more.
  • 7:14 Hebrew Kaf refers to the palm of the hand, so it refers to a small bowl, spoon, or ladle.
  • 7:17 A different and rarer Hebrew word for goat than that used in verse 16. Also in verses 23, 29, 35, 41, 47, 53, 59, 65, 71, 77, 83, 87, and 88.
  • 7:89 Traditionally mercy seat
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