1 Offerings of the Leaders Now it happened on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and set it apart as holy with all its furnishings and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and set them apart as holy.
2 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, brought an offering near (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who 7:2Lit stood were over the 7:2Lit mustered numbered men).
3 And they brought their offering before Yahweh, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart foreverytwo of the leaders and an ox for each one, and they brought them near before the tabernacle.
4 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
5 “Acceptthese thingsfrom them, that they may be 7:5 Lit for serving used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites,toeach man according to his service.”
6 So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.
7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service,
8 and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the 7:8 Lit hand direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
9 But he did not giveanyto the sons of Kohath because theirswasthe service of the holyobjects, whichthey carried on the shoulder.
10 And the leaders brought near the dedicationoffering 7:10Lit of for the altar 7:10Lit in the day that when it was anointed, so the leaders brought their offering near before the altar.
11 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Let them bring their offering near, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”
12 Now the one who brought his offering near on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;
13 and his offeringwasone silver 7:13Or platter, so in ch dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the 7:13A shekel was approx.0.4oz. or 11 gm, so in ch shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
14 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
15 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
16 one male goat for a sin offering;
17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, broughtan offeringnear;
19 he brought near as his offering one silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
20 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
21 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
22 one male goat for a sin offering;
23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
24 On the third dayit wasEliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun;
25 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
26 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
27 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
28 one male goat for a sin offering;
29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
30 On the fourth dayit wasElizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben;
31 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
32 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
33 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
34 one male goat for a sin offering;
35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
36 On the fifth dayit wasShelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the sons of Simeon;
37 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
38 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
39 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
40 one male goat for a sin offering;
41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
42 On the sixth dayit wasEliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad;
43 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
44 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
45 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
46 one male goat for a sin offering;
47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
48 On the seventh dayit wasElishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim;
49 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
50 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
51 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
52 one male goat for a sin offering;
53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
54 On the eighth dayit wasGamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh;
55 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
56 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
57 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
58 one male goat for a sin offering;
59 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
60 On the ninth dayit wasAbidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin;
61 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
62 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
63 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
64 one male goat for a sin offering;
65 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
66 On the tenth dayit wasAhiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan;
67 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
68 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
69 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
70 one male goat for a sin offering;
71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
72 On the eleventh dayit wasPagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher;
73 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
74 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
75 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
76 one male goat for a sin offering;
77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.
78 On the twelfth dayit wasAhira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;
79 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwas130shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
80 one gold pan of 10shekels, full of incense;
81 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
82 one male goat for a sin offering;
83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
84 Thiswasthe dedicationoffering 7:84Lit of for the altar from the leaders of Israel 7:84Lit in the day that when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve gold pans,
85 each silver dishweighing130shekelsand each bowl70;all the silver of the utensilswas2,400shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
86 the twelve gold pans, full of incense,weighing10shekelsapiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the pans 120shekels;
87 all the oxen for the burnt offering twelve bulls,allthe rams twelve, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering twelve, and the male goats for a sin offering twelve;
88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings 24 bulls,allthe rams60,the male goats60,the male lambs one year old60.Thiswasthe dedicationofferingfor the altar after it was anointed.
89 Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the 7:89Or propitiatory seat, place of atonement mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, so He spoke to him.