Numbers 7

Offerings of the Leaders

1 Now on athe day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, he banointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also. 2Then cthe leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, dmade an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the
Lit ones standing
supervisors over the
Lit mustered
numbered men).
3When they brought their offering before the Lord, six gcovered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them in front of the tabernacle. 4Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 5“Accept these things from them, that they may be
Lit for serving
used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”
6So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to itheir service, 8and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to jtheir service,
Lit by the hand
under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
9But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath, because theirs was lthe service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.

10 And the leaders offered the dedication offering
Lit of
for the altar
Lit in the day that
when oit was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.
11Then the Lord said to Moses, “They shall present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”

12 Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah; 13and his offering was one silver
Or platter, and so through v 85
,
qdish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels rin
About 0.5 oz. or 14 gm, and so through v 86
sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
14one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 15one
Lit bull, a son of the herd, and so through v 81
bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;
16 uone male goat as a sin offering; 17and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of vNahshon the son of Amminadab.

18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering; 19he presented as his offering one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 20one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 21one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 22one male goat as a sin offering; 23and for the sacrifice of wpeace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

24 On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun; 25his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 26one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 27one bull, one ram, and one xmale lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 28one male goat as a sin offering; 29and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day it was Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben; 31his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 32one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 33one bull, one ram, and one ymale lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 34one male goat as a sin offering; 35and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day it was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the sons of Simeon; 37his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 38one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 39one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 40one male goat as a sin offering; 41and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day it was zEliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad; 43his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of aafine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 44one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 45 abone bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 46one male goat as a sin offering; 47and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day it was acElishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim; 49his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 50one gold pan of ten shekels, full of adincense; 51 aeone bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 52one male goat as a sin offering; 53and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54 On the eighth day it was afGamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh; 55his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 56one gold pan of ten shekels, full of agincense; 57one bull, one ram, and one ahmale lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 58one male goat as a sin offering; 59and for the aisacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day it was ajAbidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin; 61his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 62one gold pan of ten shekels, full of akincense; 63one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 64one male goat as a alsin offering; 65and for the sacrifice of ampeace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day it was anAhiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan; 67his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary aoshekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 68one gold pan of ten shekels, full of apincense; 69one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 70one male goat as a sin offering; 71and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day it was aqPagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher; 73his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 74one gold pan of ten shekels, full of arincense; 75one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 76one male goat as a sin offering; 77and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

78 On the twelfth day it was asAhira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali; 79his offering was also one atsilver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 80one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 81one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering; 82one male goat as a sin offering; 83and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

84 This was authe dedication offering
Lit of
for the altar from the leaders of Israel
Lit in the day that
when axit was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans,
85each silver dish weighing 130 shekels and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the utensils totaled 2,400 in sanctuary shekels; 86the twelve gold pans full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece in sanctuary ayshekels, all the gold of the pans totaled 120 shekels. 87All the oxen for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, all the rams, twelve, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering, twelve, and the male goats as a sin offering, twelve; 88and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings totaled twenty-four bulls, all the rams, sixty, the male goats, sixty, and the male lambs one year old, sixty. azThis was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

89 Now when baMoses entered the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above bbthe
Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
atoning cover that was on the ark of the testimony, from bdbetween the two
Heb plural of cherub
cherubim; so He spoke to him.

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