7: 2 that the 39princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered:
39Hb. אישנ nasi, a ruler held in high esteem.
7: 3 and they brought their oblation before Jehovah, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle.
7: 4 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
7: 5 Take it of them, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
7: 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
7: 7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
7: 8 and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
7: 9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the Holy belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.
7: 10 And the princes offered 40for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar.
40Or, the dedication-gift of the altar
7: 11 And Jehovah said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.
7: 12 And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
7: 13 and his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a 41hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
41About 1.55 kg and 0.84 kg respectively.
7: 14 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 15 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 16 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 17 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of 42Nashon the son of Amminadab.
42Nashon was instrumental in the conquest of Canaan, and was an ancestor of King David.
7: 18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:
7: 19 he offered for his oblation one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 20 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 21 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 22 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 23 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
7: 24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulon:
7: 25 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 26 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 27 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 28 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 29 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Eliab the son of Helon.
7: 30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben:
7: 31 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 32 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 33 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 34 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 35 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
7: 36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon:
7: 37 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 38 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 39 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 40 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 41 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
7: 42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad:
7: 43 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 44 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 45 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 46 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 47 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
7: 48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim:
7: 49 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 50 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 51 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 52 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 53 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
7: 54 On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:
7: 55 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 56 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 57 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 58 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 59 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
7: 60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin:
7: 61 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 62 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 63 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 64 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 65 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
7: 66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan:
7: 67 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 68 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 69 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 70 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 71 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
7: 72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher:
7: 73 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 74 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 75 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 76 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 77 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Pagiel the son of Ochran.
7: 78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali:
7: 79 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Holy; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
7: 80 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
7: 81 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
7: 82 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
7: 83 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Ahira the son of Enan.
7: 84 This was the 43dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed 44by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons;
43Or, dedication-gift of the altar, And in vs. 88.
44Or, at the hands of the princes
7: 85 each silver platter weighing a hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels 45two thousand four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the Holy;
45Thus, 2,520 shekels of metals, and 252 animals.
7: 86 the twelve golden spoons, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the Holy; all the gold of the spoons a hundred twenty shekels;
7: 87 all the oxen for the burnt-offering twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the he-lambs a year old twelve, and their meal-offering; and the males of the goats for a sin-offering twelve;
7: 88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty-four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he‑lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
7: 89 And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spake unto him.
