Num 7:10 | NET2full | STEP | The leaders offered gifts for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed . And the leaders presented their offering before the altar .

‏ Numbers 7:10

The Time of Presentation

10 The leaders offered ^{▼▼tn The verse begins with the preterite and vav (ו) consecutive: “and they offered.”} gifts ^{▼▼tn The direct object, “gifts,” is implied but not actually stated in the Hebrew text. It has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.} for ^{▼▼tn The sign of the accusative here must indicate an adverbial accusative and not the direct object; they offered their gifts for the dedication of the altar.} the dedication ^{▼▼sn Some commentators take the word “dedication” in the sense of a dedication gift, and so make it the direct object. Many modern scholars assume that this is a late word, belonging only in P, the Chronicler, and the heading of Ps 30 (a Davidic psalm).} of the altar when it was anointed. ^{▼▼tn The adverbial clause uses the Niphal infinitive construct as the main verb. The word is the well-known מָשַׁח (mashakh, “to anoint, smear”).} And the leaders presented ^{▼▼tn Heb “offered,” but this is redundant and has been translated as “presented” for stylistic reasons. The same phrase occurs in vv. 11 and 12.} their offering before the altar.