2 The heads or princes of Israel offer at the setting up of the Tabernacle. 10 And at the dedication of the Altar. 19 God speaketh to Moses from the Mercy seat.

Now when Moses had finished the setting up of the Tabernacle, and (A)anointed it and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, and the altar with all the [a]instruments thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them,

Then the [b]princes of Israel, heads over the houses of their fathers, (they were the princes of the tribes, who were over them that were numbered) offered,

And brought their offering before the Lord, six [c]covered chariots, and twelve oxen: one chariot for two princes, and for every one an ox, and they offered them before the Tabernacle.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Take these of them, that they may be to do the [d]service of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according unto his office.

So Moses took the chariots and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites:

Two chariots and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according unto their [e]office.

And four chariots and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according unto their office, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the Priest.

But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, [f]because the charge of the Sanctuary belonged to them, which they did bear upon their shoulders.

10 ¶ The princes also offered in the [g]dedication for the altar in the day that it was anointed: then the princes offered their offering before the altar.

11 And the Lord said unto Moses, One prince one day, and another prince another day, shall offer their offering, for the dedication of the altar.

12 ¶ So then on the first day did Nahshon the son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah offer his offering.

13 And his offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a (B)meat offering,

14 An incense cup of gold of ten shekels, full of incense,

15 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

16 An he goat for a sin offering,

17 And for peace offerings, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, and five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

18 ¶ The second day Nethanel, the son of Zuar, prince of the tribe of Issachar did offer.

19 Who offered for his offering a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

20 An incense cup of gold of ten shekels, full of incense,

21 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

22 An he goat for a sin offering,

23 And for peace offerings two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

24 ¶ The third day Eliab the son of Helon prince of the children of Zebulun offered.

25 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

26 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

27 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

28 An he goat for a sin offering,

29 And for peace offerings, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

30 ¶ The fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur prince of the children of Reuben offered.

31 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

32 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

33 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

34 An he goat for a sin offering,

35 And for a peace offering, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, and five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

36 ¶ The fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon offered.

37 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels: after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

38 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

39 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

40 An he goat for a sin offering,

41 And for a peace offering, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

42 ¶ The sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel prince of the children of Gad offered.

43 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

44 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

45 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

46 An he goat for a sin offering,

47 And for a peace offering, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

48 ¶ The seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud prince of the children of Ephraim offered.

49 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

50 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

51 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

52 An he goat for a sin offering,

53 And for a peace offering, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54 ¶ The eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh.

55 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

56 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

57 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

58 An he goat for a sin offering,

59 And for a peace offering, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 ¶ The ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni prince of the children of Benjamin offered.

61 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

62 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

63 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

64 An he goat for a sin offering,

65 And for a peace offering, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

66 ¶ The tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan offered.

67 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

68 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

69 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

70 An he goat for a sin offering,

71 And for a peace offering, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72 ¶ The eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher offered.

73 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

74 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

75 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

76 An he goat for a sin offering,

77 And for a peace offering, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.

78 ¶ The twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali offered.

79 His offering was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty shekels weight, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering,

80 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense,

81 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of a year old for a burnt offering,

82 An he goat for a sin offering,

83 And for peace offerings, two bullocks, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old, this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

84 This was the [h]dedication of the Altar by the princes of Israel, when it was anointed, twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls: twelve incense cups of gold,

85 Every charger containing an hundred and thirty shekels of silver, and every bowl seventy: all the silver vessel contained two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary.

86 Twelve incense cups of gold full of incense, containing ten shekels every cup, after the shekel of the Sanctuary: and the gold of the incense cups was an hundred and twenty shekels.

87 All the bullocks for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of a year old twelve, with their meat offerings, and twelve he goats for a sin offering.

88 And all the bullocks for the peace offerings were four and twenty bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of a year old sixty: this was the dedication of the Altar, after that it was [i]anointed.

89 And when Moses went into the [j]tabernacle of the Congregation to speak with God, he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from the Mercy seat, that was upon the Ark of the Testimony [k]between the two Cherubims, and he spake unto him.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 7:1 Or, vessels.
  2. Numbers 7:2 Or, captains.
  3. Numbers 7:3 Like horse litters, to keep the things that were carried in them from weather.
  4. Numbers 7:5 That is, to carry things and stuff in.
  5. Numbers 7:7 For their use to carry with.
  6. Numbers 7:9 The holy thing of the Sanctuary must be carried upon their shoulders and not drawn with oxen, Num. 4:15.
  7. Numbers 7:10 That is, when the first sacrifice was offered thereupon by Aaron, Lev. 9:1.
  8. Numbers 7:84 This was the offering of the princes, when Aaron did dedicate the Altar.
  9. Numbers 7:88 By Aaron.
  10. Numbers 7:89 That is, the Sanctuary.
  11. Numbers 7:89 According as he had promised, Exod. 25:22.

The Offerings of the Leaders

On the day Moses finished setting up the Tent of the Lord's presence, he anointed and dedicated the Tent and all its equipment, and the altar and all its equipment. Then the clan chiefs who were leaders in the tribes of Israel, the same men who were in charge of the census, brought their offerings to the Lord: six wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. After they had presented them, the Lord said to Moses, “Accept these gifts for use in the work to be done for the Tent; give them to the Levites according to the work they have to do.” So Moses gave the wagons and the oxen to the Levites. He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites, and four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites. All their work was to be done under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron. But Moses gave no wagons or oxen to the Kohathites, because the sacred objects they took care of had to be carried on their shoulders.

10 The leaders also brought offerings to celebrate the dedication of the altar. When they were ready to present their gifts at the altar, 11 the Lord said to Moses, “Tell them that each day for a period of twelve days one of the leaders is to present his gifts for the dedication of the altar.”

12-83 They presented their offerings in the following order:

DayTribeLeader
1stJudahNahshon son of Amminadab
2ndIssacharNethanel son of Zuar
3rdZebulunEliab son of Helon
4thReubenElizur son of Shedeur
5thSimeonShelumiel son of Zurishaddai
6thGadEliasaph son of Deuel
7thEphraimElishama son of Ammihud
8thManassehGamaliel son of Pedahzur
9thBenjaminAbidan son of Gideoni
10thDanAhiezer son of Ammishaddai
11thAsherPagiel son of Ochran
12thNaphtaliAhira son of Enan

The offerings each one brought were identical: one silver bowl weighing 50 ounces and one silver basin weighing 30 ounces, by the official standard, both of them full of flour mixed with oil for the grain offering; one gold dish weighing 4 ounces, full of incense; one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old lamb, for the burnt offering; one goat for the sin offering; and two bulls, five rams, five goats, and five one-year-old lambs, for the fellowship offering.

84-88 The totals of the offerings brought by the twelve leaders for the dedication of the altar were as follows:

  • twelve silver bowls and twelve silver basins weighing a total of 60 pounds
  • twelve gold dishes weighing a total of 48 ounces, filled with incense
  • twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one-year-old lambs, plus the grain offerings that go with them, for the burnt offerings
  • twelve goats for the sin offerings
  • twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty goats, sixty one-year-old lambs, for the fellowship offerings

89 When Moses went into the Tent to talk with the Lord, he heard the Lord speaking to him from above the lid on the Covenant Box, between the two winged creatures.[a]

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 7:89 See Word List.