Num 7:2-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 7:2-9: 7:2-9 The same tribal leaders that assisted in the registration of ch 1 are found in 7:2-3 . The non-Levitical tribes supplied the Gershonites and Merarites with the wagons and oxen needed to transport the heavy structural components of the Tabernacle and other items (cp. ch 4 ). • These vehicles and draft animals were the first offerings from the Hebrew tribes (7:2 ); these practical gifts were accompanied by more elaborate dedicatory offerings that were also presented by the tribal leaders (7:10 , 12-83 ).

‏ Numbers 7:2-3

Summary for Num 7:2-9: 7:2-9 ^a The same tribal leaders that assisted in the registration of ch 1 ^b are found in 7:2-3 ^c. The non-Levitical tribes supplied the Gershonites and Merarites with the wagons and oxen needed to transport the heavy structural components of the Tabernacle and other items (cp. ch 4 ^d).

• These vehicles and draft animals were the first offerings from the Hebrew tribes (7:2 ^e); these practical gifts were accompanied by more elaborate dedicatory offerings that were also presented by the tribal leaders (7:10 ^f, 12-83 ^g).