NumbersChapter 7
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1Moses finished setting up the tabernacle. On that day he anointed it and set it apart as holy. He did the same for all its furnishings, and for the altar and all its tools. 2Then the leaders of Israel brought an offering. They were the heads of their families. These men were the tribal leaders who had been in charge of the count of the people. 3They brought their offering to the LORD. It was six covered carts and twelve oxen. Each leader gave an ox, and every two leaders gave a cart. They brought them to the front of the tabernacle. 4And the LORD said to Moses, 5"Accept these gifts from them. They can be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. Give them to the Levites, to each man for the kind of work he does." 6So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, because their work needed them. 8He gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, because their work needed them. They all worked under Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9But Moses gave none to the Kohathites. They had to carry the holy objects they were in charge of on their shoulders. 10When the altar was anointed, the leaders came with their offerings to dedicate it. They brought them to the front of the altar. 11And the LORD said to Moses, "Each day one leader is to bring his offering to dedicate the altar." 12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab brought his offering. He was from the tribe of Judah. 13His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.a 14He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 15He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 16He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 17And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab. 18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar came with his offering. He was the leader of Issachar. 19The offering he brought was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 20He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 21He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 22He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 23And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar. 24On the third day Eliab son of Helon came with his offering. He was the leader of the Zebulunites. 25His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 26He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 27He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 28He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 29And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon. 30On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur came with his offering. He was the leader of the Reubenites. 31His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 32He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 33He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 34He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 35And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur. 36On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai came with his offering. He was the leader of the Simeonites. 37His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 38He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 39He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 40He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 41And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 42On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel came with his offering. He was the leader of the Gadites. 43His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 44He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 45He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 46He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 47And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel. 48On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud came with his offering. He was the leader of the Ephraimites. 49His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 50He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 51He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 52He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 53And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud. 54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur came with his offering. He was the leader of the Manassites. 55His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 56He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 57He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 58He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 59And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 60On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni came with his offering. He was the leader of the Benjamites. 61His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 62He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 63He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 64He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 65And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni. 66On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai came with his offering. He was the leader of the Danites. 67His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 68He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 69He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 70He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 71And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 72On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran came with his offering. He was the leader of the Asherites. 73His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 74He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 75He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 76He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 77And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran. 78On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan came with his offering. He was the leader of the Naphtalites. 79His offering was one silver platter that weighed 130 shekels and one silver bowl that weighed 70 shekels. Both were weighed by the sanctuary shekel. Both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 80He also gave one gold dish that weighed 10 shekels. It was filled with incense. 81He gave one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 82He gave one male goat for a sin offering. 83And for a peace offering he gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan. 84These were the offerings the leaders of Israel gave to dedicate the altar when it was anointed. They gave twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes. 85Each silver platter weighed 130 shekels. Each silver bowl weighed 70 shekels. All the silver pieces together weighed 2,400 shekels by the sanctuary shekel.b 86There were twelve gold dishes filled with incense. Each one weighed 10 shekels by the sanctuary shekel. All the gold dishes together weighed 120 shekels.c 87The animals for the burnt offering came to twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old. Their grain offerings came with them. There were also twelve male goats for the sin offering. 88The animals killed for the peace offering came to twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the gift to dedicate the altar after it was anointed. 89Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD. There he heard the voice speaking to him. It came from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. This is how the LORD spoke to him.