Numbers 7:8-10
New English Translation
8 and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their service required, under the authority[a] of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9 But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried[b] on their shoulders, was their responsibility.[c]
The Time of Presentation
10 The leaders offered[d] gifts[e] for[f] the dedication[g] of the altar when it was anointed.[h] And the leaders presented[i] their offering before the altar.
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- Numbers 7:8 tn Heb “hand.”
- Numbers 7:9 tn The verb is the imperfect tense, but it describes their customary activity—they had to carry, they used to carry.
- Numbers 7:9 tn Heb “upon them,” meaning “their duty.”
- Numbers 7:10 tn The verse begins with the preterite and vav (ו) consecutive: “and they offered.”
- Numbers 7:10 tn The direct object, “gifts,” is implied but not actually stated in the Hebrew text. It has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.
- Numbers 7:10 tn The sign of the accusative here must indicate an adverbial accusative and not the direct object; they offered their gifts for the dedication of the altar.
- Numbers 7:10 sn Some commentators take the word “dedication” in the sense of a dedication gift, and so make it the direct object. Many modern scholars assume that this is a late word, belonging only in P, the Chronicler, and the heading of Ps 30 (a Davidic psalm).
- Numbers 7:10 tn The adverbial clause uses the Niphal infinitive construct as the main verb. The word is the well-known מָשַׁח (mashakh, “to anoint, smear”).
- Numbers 7:10 tn Heb “offered,” but this is redundant and has been translated as “presented” for stylistic reasons. The same phrase occurs in vv. 11 and 12.
Numbers 7:8-10
New International Version
8 and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites,(A) as their work required. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. 9 But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites,(B) because they were to carry on their shoulders(C) the holy things, for which they were responsible.
10 When the altar was anointed,(D) the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication(E) and presented them before the altar.
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