84 These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed:(A) twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls(B) and twelve gold dishes.(C) 85 Each silver plate weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each sprinkling bowl seventy shekels. Altogether, the silver dishes weighed two thousand four hundred shekels,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel.(D) 86 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel.(E) Altogether, the gold dishes weighed a hundred and twenty shekels.[b] 87 The total number of animals for the burnt offering(F) came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering.(G) Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.(H) 88 The total number of animals for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering(I) came to twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs(J) a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.(K)

89 When Moses entered the tent of meeting(L) to speak with the Lord,(M) he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover(N) on the ark of the covenant law.(O) In this way the Lord spoke to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 7:85 That is, about 60 pounds or about 28 kilograms
  2. Numbers 7:86 That is, about 3 pounds or about 1.4 kilograms

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