84 This was (A)the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans.

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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)

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10 Now the leaders offered (A)the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.

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10 When the altar was anointed,(A) the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication(B) and presented them before the altar.

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14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and (A)on them were the [a]names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:14 NU, M twelve names

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations,(A) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles(B) of the Lamb.

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10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

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10 We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle(A) have no right to eat.(B)

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The multitude of camels shall cover your land,
The dromedaries of Midian and (A)Ephah;
All those from (B)Sheba shall come;
They shall bring (C)gold and incense,
And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.
All the flocks of (D)Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with (E)acceptance on My altar,
And (F)I will glorify the house of My glory.

“Who are these who fly like a cloud,
And like doves to their roosts?
(G)Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
(H)To bring your sons from afar,
(I)Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the Lord your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
(J)Because He has glorified you.

10 “The(K) sons of foreigners shall build up your walls,
(L)And their kings shall minister to you;
For (M)in My wrath I struck you,
(N)But in My favor I have had mercy on you.

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Herds of camels(A) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian(B) and Ephah.(C)
And all from Sheba(D) will come,
    bearing gold and incense(E)
    and proclaiming the praise(F) of the Lord.
All Kedar’s(G) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings(H) on my altar,(I)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.(J)

“Who are these(K) that fly along like clouds,(L)
    like doves to their nests?
Surely the islands(M) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](N)
bringing(O) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,(P)
to the honor(Q) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(R) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.(S)

10 “Foreigners(T) will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings(U) will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor(V) I will show you compassion.(W)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

70 And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. (A)The [a]governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. 71 Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work (B)twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas. 72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 Heb. Tirshatha

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[a] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests. 71 Some of the heads of the families(A) gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics[b] of gold and 2,200 minas[c] of silver. 72 The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas[d] of silver and 67 garments for priests.(B)

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
  2. Nehemiah 7:71 That is, about 375 pounds or about 170 kilograms; also in verse 72
  3. Nehemiah 7:71 That is, about 1 1/3 tons or about 1.2 metric tons
  4. Nehemiah 7:72 That is, about 1 1/4 tons or about 1.1 metric tons

68 (A)Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to erect it in its place: 69 According to their ability, they gave to the (B)treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments.

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68 When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families(A) gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site. 69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics[a] of gold, 5,000 minas[b] of silver and 100 priestly garments.

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  1. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms
  2. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons

Then (A)the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with (B)the officers over the king’s work, (C)offered willingly. They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, into the hand of (D)Jehiel[a] the Gershonite.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Possibly the same as Jehieli, 1 Chr. 26:21, 22

Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials(A) in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.(B) They(C) gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents[a] and ten thousand darics[b] of gold, ten thousand talents[c] of silver, eighteen thousand talents[d] of bronze and a hundred thousand talents[e] of iron. Anyone who had precious stones(D) gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.(E)

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 190 tons or about 170 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 185 pounds or about 84 kilograms
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 380 tons or about 340 metric tons
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 675 tons or about 610 metric tons
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 3,800 tons or about 3,400 metric tons

Offerings of the Leaders

Now it came to pass, when Moses had finished (A)setting up the tabernacle, that he (B)anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; so he anointed them and consecrated them.

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Offerings at the Dedication of the Tabernacle

When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle,(A) he anointed(B) and consecrated it and all its furnishings.(C) He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.(D)

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