Numbers 7

1 On the same day that Moses finished putting up the Tabernacle, he anointed it and dedicated it, along with all its furniture, the altar, and all its utensils.

2 The Israelite leaders who were the heads of their families came and gave an offering. They were the same leaders of the tribes who had worked on the registration of the Israelites.

3 They brought to the Lord an offering of six covered wagons and twelve oxen. Each leader gave an ox, and two leaders shared in giving a wagon. They presented them in front of the Tabernacle.

4 The Lord told Moses,

5 “Accept what they're giving you and use them in the work of the Tent of Meeting. Give them to the Levites to use as required.”

6 Moses accepted the wagons and oxen and handed them over to the Levites.

7 He gave two wagons and four oxen to the families of Gershon to use as they required.

8 He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the families of Merari, to use as they required. The work was all to be done under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

9 He didn't give any wagons or oxen to the Kohathites because their responsibility was to carry on their shoulders the holy objects assigned to their care.

10 The day the altar was anointed, the leaders came forward with their dedicatory offerings, presenting them in front of it.

11 The Lord told Moses, “Have one leader come every day and present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

12 The first day Nahshon, son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah came forward with his offering.

13 His offering was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

14 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

15 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

16 a male goat as a sin offering,

17 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Nahshon, son of Amminadab.

18 The second day Nethanel, son of Zuar, the leader of the tribe of Issachar, came forward.

19 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

20 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

21 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

22 a male goat as a sin offering,

23 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Nethanel, son of Zuar.

24 The third day Eliab, son of Helon, the leader of the tribe of Zebulun, came forward.

25 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

26 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

27 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

28 a male goat as a sin offering,

29 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Eliab, son of Helon.

30 The fourth day Elizur, son of Shedeur, the leader of the tribe of Reuben, came forward.

31 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

32 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

33 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

34 a male goat as a sin offering,

35 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Elizur, son of Shedeur.

36 The fifth day Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the tribe of Simeon, came forward.

37 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

38 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

39 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

40 a male goat as a sin offering,

41 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.

42 The sixth day Eliasaph, son of Deuel, the leader of the tribe of Gad, came forward.

43 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

44 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

45 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

46 a male goat as a sin offering,

47 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Eliasaph, son of Deuel.

48 The seventh day Elishama, son of Ammihud, the leader of the tribe of Ephraim, came forward.

49 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

50 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

51 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

52 a male goat as a sin offering,

53 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Elishama, son of Ammihud.

54 The eighth day Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh, came forward.

55 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

56 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

57 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

58 a male goat as a sin offering,

59 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.

60 The ninth day Abidan, son of Gideoni, the leader of the tribe of Benjamin, came forward.

61 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

62 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

63 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

64 a male goat as a sin offering,

65 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Abidan, son of Gideoni.

66 The tenth day Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the tribe of Dan, came forward.

67 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

68 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

69 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

70 a male goat as a sin offering,

71 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.

72 The eleventh day Pagiel, son of Ocran, the leader of the tribe of Asher, came forward.

73 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

74 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

75 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

76 a male goat as a sin offering,

77 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Pagiel, son of Ocran.

78 The twelfth day Ahira, son of Enan, the leader of the tribe of Naphtali, came forward.

79 The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

80 He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

81 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

82 a male goat as a sin offering,

83 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Ahira, son of Enan.

84 So on the day the altar was anointed, the dedicatory offerings brought by the Israelite leaders were twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.

85 Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl weighed seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver was two thousand four hundred shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard).

86 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense each weighed ten shekels, (using the sanctuary shekel standard). The total weight of the gold was a hundred and twenty shekels.

87 The animals presented as a burnt offering were twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one-year-old male lambs, as well as their grain offerings, and twelve male goats as the sin offering.

88 The animals presented as a peace offering were twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs. This was the dedicatory offering for the altar once it had been anointed.

89 Whenever Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the Lord, he would hear the voice speaking to him from the atonement cover on the Ark of the Testimony between the two cherubim. This is how the Lord spoke to him.