Numbers 7
1 When Moses/I had finished setting up the Sacred Tent, he/I dedicated [MTY] it to Yahweh. He/I also dedicated the things that are inside the tent, and the altar [for burning sacrifices], and all the things that would be used at the altar.
And it came to pass, on the day when Moses made an end of rearing up the habitation and anointing it, and hallowing it, and all the furniture thereof, and the altar, and all the utensils thereof, —both of anointing them, and hallowing them,
2 Then the leaders of the [twelve] Israeli tribes, the same men who had [helped Aaron and Moses/me to] count the men [who could fight in battles],
that the princes of Israel, the heads of their ancestral houses, made an offering, —they being princes of the tribes, they being the men who stood over them who were numbered:
3 came to the tent, bringing gifts to Yahweh. They brought six sturdy/large carts and twelve oxen, one ox from each of the leaders and a cart from each of the two leaders.
yea then brought they in as their offering, before Yahweh—six covered waggons, and twelve oxen, a waggon for every two of the princes and an ox for each one, —yea they brought them near before the habitation.
4 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:
5 “Accept these gifts, in order that the descendants of Levi can use them for carrying the sacred items that are here at the Sacred Tent.”
Take [them] of them, so shall they be for doing the laborious work of the tent of meeting, —and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to the need of his laborious work.
6 So Moses/I took the carts and oxen and gave them to the descendants of Levi.
So Moses took the waggons, and the oxen, —and gave them unto the Levites:
7 He/I gave two carts and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon for their work,
two of the waggons and four of the oxen, gave he unto the sons of Gershon, —according to the need of their laborious work;
8 and he/I gave four carts and eight oxen to the descendants of Merari for their work. Aaron’s son Ithamar was the supervisor of all their work.
and four of the waggons, and eight of the oxen, gave he unto the sons of Merari, —according to the need of their laborious work, in the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest;
9 But he/I did not give any carts or oxen to the descendants of Kohath, because they took care of the sacred items that were to be carried on their shoulders, [not on carts].
but, unto the sons of Kohath, gave he none, —because as to the laborious work of the sanctuary which pertained unto them, upon their shoulders, were they to carry it.
10 On the day that the altar was dedicated [MTY], the [twelve] leaders brought other gifts to be dedicated and put them in front of the altar.
So then the princes offered for the dedication of the altar, on the day it was anointed, —yea the princes offered their oblation before the altar,
11 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Each of the next twelve days one leader should bring his gifts for the dedication of the altar.”
And Yahweh said unto Moses: Each prince on his appointed day, thus shall they offer their oblation, for the dedication of the altar.
12 These are the gifts that each of the leaders brought: —a silver dish that weighed (more than three pounds/1.5 kg.), and a silver bowl that weighed (almost two pounds/800 grams), both of which were full of good flour and mixed with [olive] oil to be offerings of grain; they both were weighed using the standard scales; —a small gold dish that weighed (four ounces/14 grams), filled with incense; —a young bull, a [full-grown] ram, and a one-year-old ram, to be sacrifices to be completely burned on the altar; —a goat to be sacrificed to [enable me to forgive the people] the sins they have committed; —and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five male goats, and five rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh. This was the order in which the leaders brought their gifts: on the first day, Nahshon, son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah brought his gifts; on the next/second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; on the next/third day, Eliab, son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; on the next/fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; on the next/fifth day, Shelumiel, son of Jurishhaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; on the next/sixth day, Eliasaph, son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; on the next/seventh day, Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim; on the next/eighth day, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh; on the next/ninth day, Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; on the next/tenth day, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; on the next/eleventh day, Pagiel, son of Acran, from the tribe of Asher; on the next/twelfth day, Ahira, son of Enam, from the tribe of Naphtali.
And so it was, that, he who on the first day, offered his oblation, —was Nahshon son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah;
and his offering, was—one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil for a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten shekels of gold full of incense;
one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat, as a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Nashon, son of Amminadab.
On the second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, brought his offering.
He offered as his oblation—one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten [shekels] of gold full of incense;
one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat, as a sin-bearer;
and, as peace-offering two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Nethanel, son of Zuar.
On the third day, the prince of the sons of Zebulun, —Eliab, son of Helon:
his offering, —one charger of silver a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
one spoon, of ten [shekels] of gold full of incense;
one choice young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat, as a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Eliab, son of Helon.
On the fourth day, the prince of he sons of Reuben, —Elizur, son of Shedeur:
his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty [shekels], the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of Silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil, as a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten [shekels] of gold full of incense:
one choice young bullock one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat for a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Elizur, son of Shedeur.
On the fifth day, the prince of the sons of Simeon, —Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai:
his offering, one charger of silver a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;
one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat as a sin-bearer;
and, as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.
On the sixth day, the prince of the sons of Gad, —Eliasaph, son of Deuel:
his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty [shekels], the weight thereof, one tossing bowl, of silver, seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil, as a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten [shekels] of gold full of incense;
one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat as a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Eliasaph, son of Deuel.
On the seventh day, the prince of the sons of Ephraim, —Elishama, son of Ammihud:
his offering, one charger of silver a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;
one choice young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat, as a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Elishama, son of Ammihud.
On the eighth day, the prince of the sons of Manasseh, —Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur:
his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty [shekels], the weight thereof, one tossing bowl, of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten [shekels] of gold full of incense;
one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year as an ascending-sacrifice:
one young he-goat, as a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
On the ninth day, the prince of the sons of Benjamin, —Abidan, son of Gideoni:
his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty [shekels], the weight thereof, —one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil, as a meal-offering;
one spoon, of ten [shekels] of gold full of incense;
one choice young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat as a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Abidan, son of Gideoni.
On the tenth day, the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai:
his offering, one charger of silver a hundred and thirty [shekels], the weight thereof, —one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
one spoon, of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;
one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat, as a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.
On the eleventh day, the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran;
his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty [shekels], the weight thereof, one tossing bowl, of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, —both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;
one choice young bullock, one ram one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat, as a sin-bearer;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering of Pagiel, son of Ochran.
On the twelfth day, the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan:
his offering, one charger of silver a hundred and thirty [shekels], the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil, as a meal-offering;
one spoon of ten [shekels] of gold full of incense;
one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
one young he-goat as a sin-bearer;
and, as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, this, was the offering of Ahira, son of Enan.
84 When the altar was dedicated to Yahweh, those [twelve] leaders brought these gifts: —twelve silver plates and twelve silver bowls, weighing a total of about (60 pounds/27.6 kg.), each of them being weighed on the scales kept in the Sacred Tent; —twelve gold dishes filled with incense, weighing a total of about (three pounds/1.4 kg.), each being weighed on those same scales; —twelve bulls, twelve [full-grown] rams, and twelve one-year-old rams, to be sacrifices that were completely burned, along with the grain offerings; —twelve goats to be sacrificed [to forgive the people] for the sins [they have committed]; —and 24 bulls, 60 full-grown rams, 60 goats, and 60 rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.
This, was the offering for the dedication of the altar in the day when it was anointed, from the princes of Israel, —twelve chargers of silver twelve tossing bowls of silver, twelve spoons of gold;
a hundred and thirty [shekels], each charger of silver, and seventy, each tossing bowl, —all the silver of the vessels, two thousand and four hundred [shekels], by the shekel of the sanctuary;
twelve spoons of gold full of incense, ten shekels each spoon by the shekel of the sanctuary, —all the gold of the spoons, a hundred and twenty [shekels].
All the herd for the ascending-sacrifice, —twelve bullocks twelve rams twelve he-lambs of the first year with their meal-offering, —twelve young he-goats for the bearing of sin;
and all the herd for the peace-offering, twenty-four bullocks sixty rams, sixty he-goats sixty he-lambs of the first year, —this, was the offering for the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed.
89 Whenever Moses/I entered the Sacred Tent to talk with Yahweh, he/I heard Yahweh’s voice speaking between the two [images of] creatures with wings that were above the lid of the sacred chest.
And when Moses entered into the tent of meeting, that He might speak with him, then heard he the Voice speaking unto him from off the propitiatory that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, —so He spake unto him.
