Numbers Chapter 7 of 36 about 9 min read

Numbers 7

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Verse 1. On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.

Verse 2. And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.

Verse 3. They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.

Verse 4. And the LORD said to Moses,

Verse 5. “Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”

Verse 6. So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.

Verse 7. He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,

Verse 8. and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Verse 9. But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

Verse 10. When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.

Verse 11. And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

Verse 12. On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.

Verse 13. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 14. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 15. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 16. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 17. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Verse 18. On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.

Verse 19. The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 20. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 21. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 22. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 23. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

Verse 24. On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.

Verse 25. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 26. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 27. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 28. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 29. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

Verse 30. On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.

Verse 31. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 32. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 33. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 34. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 35. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

Verse 36. On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.

Verse 37. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 38. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 39. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 40. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 41. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Verse 42. On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.

Verse 43. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 44. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 45. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 46. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 47. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

Verse 48. On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.

Verse 49. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 50. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 51. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 52. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 53. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

Verse 54. On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.

Verse 55. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 56. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 57. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 58. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 59. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

Verse 60. On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.

Verse 61. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 62. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 63. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 64. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 65. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

Verse 66. On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.

Verse 67. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 68. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 69. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 70. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 71. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

Verse 72. On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

Verse 73. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 74. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 75. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 76. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 77. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

Verse 78. On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.

Verse 79. His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Verse 80. one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Verse 81. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Verse 82. one male goat for a sin offering;

Verse 83. and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

Verse 84. So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.

Verse 85. Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each silver bowl seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver articles was two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

Verse 86. The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.

Verse 87. All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering.

Verse 88. All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

Verse 89. When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.