Numbers 7

1verseOn the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it with all its furniture, and the altar with all its vessels, and had anointed and sanctified them;

2versethe princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, gave offerings. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were counted;

3verseand they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox. They presented them before the tabernacle.

4verseThe LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

5verse“Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.”

6verseMoses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.

7verseHe gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service.

8verseHe gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

9verseBut to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

10verseThe princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their offerings before the altar.

11verseThe LORD said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.”

12verseHe who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,

13verseand his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

14verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

15verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

16verseone male goat for a sin offering;

17verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

18verseOn the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, gave his offering.

19verseHe offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

20verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

21verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

22verseone male goat for a sin offering;

23verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

24verseOn the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun,

25versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

26verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

27verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

28verseone male goat for a sin offering;

29verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

30verseOn the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben,

31versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

32verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

33verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

34verseone male goat for a sin offering;

35verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

36verseOn the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon,

37versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

38verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

39verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

40verseone male goat for a sin offering;

41verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

42verseOn the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad,

43versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

44verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

45verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

46verseone male goat for a sin offering;

47verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

48verseOn the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim,

49versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

50verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

51verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

52verseone male goat for a sin offering;

53verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54verseOn the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh,

55versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

56verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

57verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

58verseone male goat for a sin offering;

59verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60verseOn the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin,

61versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

62verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

63verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

64verseone male goat for a sin offering;

65verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

66verseOn the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan,

67versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

68verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

69verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

70verseone male goat for a sin offering;

71verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72verseOn the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher,

73versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

74verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

75verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

76verseone male goat for a sin offering;

77verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

78verseOn the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali,

79versegave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

80verseone golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

81verseone young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

82verseone male goat for a sin offering;

83verseand for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

84verseThis was the dedication offering of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden ladles;

85verseeach silver platter weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

86versethe twelve golden ladles, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the ladles weighed one hundred twenty shekels;

87verseall the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, and their meal offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering;

88verseand all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings: twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering of the altar, after it was anointed.

89verseWhen Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to him.