1And it came to pass on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; thus he anointed them and consecrated them. 2And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, brought offerings. 3And they brought their offering before Jehovah, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; and they presented them before the tabernacle. 4And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 5Receive it from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service. 6So Moses took the carts and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites. 7Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service; 8and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders. 10And the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar on the day it was anointed; thus the leaders offered their offering before the altar. 11For Jehovah said to Moses, They shall offer their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar. 12And the one who offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. 13His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 14one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 15one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 16one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 17and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 18On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering. 19For his offering he offered one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 20one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 21one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 22one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 23and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar. 24On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the children of Zebulun, presented an offering. 25His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 26one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 27one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 28one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 29and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. 30On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the children of Reuben, presented an offering. 31His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 32one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 33one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 34one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 35and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. 36On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon, presented an offering. 37His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 38one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 39one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 40one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 41and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 42On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the children of Gad, presented an offering. 43His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 44one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 45one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 46one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 47and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 48On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim, presented an offering. 49His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 50one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 51one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 52one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 53and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 54On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh, presented an offering. 55His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 56one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 57one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 58one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 59and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 60On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the children of Benjamin, presented an offering. 61His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 62one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 63one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 64one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 65and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. 66On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children of Dan, presented an offering. 67His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 68one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 69one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 70one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 71and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 72On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, leader of the children of Asher, presented an offering. 73His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 74one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 75one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 76one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 77and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. 78On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali, presented an offering. 79His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 80one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 81one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb of the first year, as a burnt offering; 82one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 83and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. 84This was the dedication of the altar from the leaders of Israel, on the day it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans. 85Each silver platter weighed one hundred and thirty shekels and each bowl seventy shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 86The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans weighed one hundred and twenty shekels. 87All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve young bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs of the first year twelve, with their grain offerings, and the kids of the goats as sin offerings twelve. 88And all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, and the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar after it was anointed. 89And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 1 Num 7:1 The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle.
Num 7:10 Their several offerings at the dedication of the altar.
Num 7:89 God speaks to Moses from the mercy seat.
had fully.
Exod 40:17 -
Exod 40:19anointed it.
Exod 30:23 -
Exod 30:30 Lev 8:10 Lev 8:11 Lev 9:1 -
Lev 9:24sanctified them.
Gen 2:3 Exod 13:2 1Kgs 8:64 Matt 23:19 2 the princes.
Num 1:4 -
Num 1:16 Num 2:1 -
Num 2:34 Num 10:1 -
Num 10:36and were over, etc. Heb. who stood. offered.
Exod 35:27 1Chr 29:6 -
1Chr 29:8 2Chr 35:8 Ezra 2:68 Ezra 2:69 Neh 7:70 -
Neh 7:72 3 covered waggons. The Hebrew
egloth tzav, signifies "tilted wagons;" so LXX. [hamaxas lampenikas,] with which the Coptic agrees. These were given for the more convenient exporting of the heavier parts of the tabernacle.
Num 7:3 4 Num 7:4 5 Take it.
Exod 25:1 -
Exod 25:11 Exod 35:4 -
Exod 35:10 Ps 16:2 Ps 16:3 Isa 42:1 -
Isa 42:7 Isa 49:1 -
Isa 49:8 Eph 4:11 -
Eph 4:13 Titus 3:8give them. i.e. distribute them among the Levites as they need them; giving most to those who have the heaviest burdens to bear.
6 Num 7:6 7 Two wagons.
Num 3:25 Num 3:26 Num 4:24 -
Num 4:28sons of Gershon. The Gershonites being fewest in number of able men, had the less burdensome things to carry; for they carried only the curtains, coverings, and hangings, (ch. 4:25, 40.
Num 4:25,
Num 4:40.) And although this was a cumbersome carriage, and they needed waggons, yet it was not a heavy one, and they needed few.
8 four wagons.
Num 3:36 Num 3:37 Num 4:28 -
Num 4:33the sons. Though the Merarites were the most numerous, yet they had the greatest burden, namely, the boards, bars, pillars, and sockets, to carry, (ch. 4:31, 32, 48.
Num 4:31,
Num 4:32,
Num 4:48.) Therefore they had double the number of waggons to what the Gershonites had assigned them.
9 unto the. Because they had the charge of the ark, table, candlestick, altars, etc. (ch. 4:4-15,
Num 4:4 Num 4:4 -
Num 4:15) which were to be carried upon their shoulders: for those sacred things must not be drawn by beasts.
because.
Num 3:31 Num 4:4 -
Num 4:16 2Sam 6:6 2Sam 6:13 1Chr 15:3 1Chr 15:13 1Chr 23:26 10 princes. Every prince, or chief, offered in the behalf, and doubtless at the expense, of his whole tribe.
dedicating.
Deut 20:5 1Kgs 8:63 2Chr 7:5 2Chr 7:9 Ezra 6:16 Ezra 6:17 Neh 12:27 Neh 12:43 Ps 30:1; *title
John 10:22 11 1Cor 14:33 1Cor 14:40 Col 2:5 12 Num 1:7 Num 2:3 Num 10:14 Gen 49:8 Gen 49:10 Ruth 4:20 Matt 1:4 Luke 3:32Naasson.
13 charger.
Exod 25:29 Exod 37:16 1Kgs 7:43 1Kgs 7:45 2Kgs 25:14 2Kgs 25:15 Ezra 1:9 Ezra 1:10 Ezra 8:25 Jer 52:19 Dan 5:2 Zech 14:20 Matt 14:8 Matt 14:11the shekel.
Exod 30:13 Lev 27:3 Lev 27:25a meat offering.
Lev 2:1 14 spoon.
Num 4:7 Exod 37:16 1Kgs 7:50 2Kgs 25:14 2Kgs 25:15 2Chr 4:22 2Chr 24:14incense.
Exod 30:7 Exod 30:8 Exod 30:34 -
Exod 30:38 Exod 35:8 15 Num 25:1 -
Num 25:18 Num 28:1 -
Num 29:40 Lev 1:1 -
Lev 1:17 Isa 53:4 Isa 53:10 Isa 53:11 Matt 20:28 John 17:19 Rom 3:24 -
Rom 3:26 Rom 5:6 -
Rom 5:11 Rom 5:16 -
Rom 5:21 Rom 8:34 Rom 10:4 1Tim 2:6 Titus 2:14 Heb 2:10 1Pet 1:18 1Pet 1:19 1Pet 2:24 1Pet 3:18 16 Lev 4:23 Lev 4:25 17 peace.
Lev 3:1 -
Lev 3:17 2Cor 5:19 -
2Cor 5:21this was the offering. It is worthy of remark, that the different tribes are represented here as bringing their offerings precisely in the same order in which they encamped about the tabernacle, (see ch. 2; 10;
Num 2:1,
Num 10:1) beginning at the East, then proceeding to the South, then to the West, and ending with the North, according to the course of the sun. Their order may be thus viewed:
East.
1. Judah: Nahshon.
2. Issachar: Nathaneel.
3. Zebulun: Eliab.
South.
4. Reuben: Elizur.
5. Simeon: Shelumiel.
6. Gad: Eliasaph.
West.
7. Ephraim: Elishama.
8. Manasseh: Gamaliel.
9. Benjamin: Abidan.
North.
10. Dan: Ahiezer.
11. Asher: Pagiel.
12. Naphtali: Ahira.
Thus God evinces that he "is not the author of confusion, but of peace." (1 Co 14:33.
1Cor 14:33) It is also worthy of remark, that every tribe offers the same kind of offering, and in the same quantity, to shew, that as every tribe was equally indebted to God for its support, so each should testify an equal sense of obligation. Besides, the vessels were all sacrificial vessels, and the animals were all clean animals, such as were proper for sacrifices; and therefore everything was intended to point out, that the people were to be a holy people, fully dedicated to God, and that God was to dwell among them. Thus, as the priests, altar, etc. were anointed, and the tabernacle dedicated, so the people, by this offering, became consecrated to God. Therefore every act here was a religious act.
18 Num 1:8 Num 2:5 19 Num 7:12 -
Num 7:17 20 Num 7:20 21 Gen 8:20 Rom 12:1 Eph 5:2 22 Num 7:22 23 Lev 7:11 -
Lev 7:13 1Kgs 8:63 Pro 7:14 Col 1:1 24 Num 1:9 Num 2:7 25 Num 7:25 26 Num 7:26 27 Ps 50:8 -
Ps 50:14 Ps 51:16 Isa 1:11 Jer 7:22 Amos 5:22 28 Num 7:28 29 Num 7:29 30 Num 1:5 Num 2:10 31 offering.
Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89charger.
Kaârah, in Arabic,
kâran, from
kaâra, to be deep, a large deep dish or bowl. It appears by the metal of which this charger and bowl were made, that they were for the use of the altar of burnt offerings in the outer court; for all the vessels of the sanctuary were of gold. It was probably used for receiving the flesh of the sacrifices upon which the priests feasted, or the fine flour for the meat offerings.
Bowl.
Mizrak, from
zarak, to sprinkle, a bowl or bason, used in sprinkling the blood of the sacrifice. (
Exod 27:23.)
32 spoon.
Kaph, in Syriac,
kaphtho, a pan or censer, on which the incense was put. Both the metal of which it was made, and that which it contained, shew that it was for the use of the golden altar in the sanctuary.
incense.
Ps 66:15 Mal 1:11 Luke 1:10 Rev 8:3 33 Num 7:33 34 Num 7:34 35 And for a sacrifice. These sacrifices were more numerous than the burnt offering or the sin offering; because the priests, the princes, and as many of the people as they invited, had a share of them, and feasted, with great rejoicing, before the Lord. This custom, as Mk. Shelden observes, seems to have been imitated by the heathen, who dedicated their altars, temples, statues, etc., with much ceremony.
36 Num 1:6 Num 2:12 37 Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89 38 Num 7:38 39 Exod 12:5 John 1:29 Acts 8:32 1Pet 1:19 Rev 5:6 40 Num 7:40 41 Num 7:41 42 Num 1:14 Num 2:14Son of Reuel.
43 offering.
Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89mingled with oil.
Lev 2:5 Lev 14:10 Heb 1:9 1John 2:27 44 Num 7:44 45 Ps 66:15 Isa 53:4 2Cor 5:21 46 Num 7:46 47 Num 7:47 48 On the seventh. Both Jewish and Christian writers have been surprised that this work of offering went forward on the seventh day (which they suppose to have been a sabbath), as well as on the other days. But,
1. there is no absolute proof that this seventh day of offering was a sabbath.
2. Were it even so, could the people be better employed than in thus consecrating themselves and their services to the Lord? We have already seen that every act was a religious act; and we may rest assured, that no day was too holy for the performance of such acts as are here recorded. Here it may be observed, that Moses has thought fit to set down distinctly, and at full length, the offerings of the princes of each tribe, though, as we have already observed, they were the very same, both in quantity and quality, that an honourable mention might be made of every one apart, and that none might think himself in the least neglected.
Elishama.
Num 1:10 Num 2:18 49 Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89 50 Num 7:50 51 Whether there were any prayers made for the gracious acceptance of the sacrifices which should be hereafter offered on the altar, we are not informed; but the sacrifices themselves were of the nature of supplications, and it is probable, that they who offered them, made humble petitions along with them.
Num 7:51 52 Num 7:52 53 Num 7:53 54 Num 1:10 Num 2:20 55 Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89 56 Num 7:56 57 Num 7:57 58 Num 7:58 59 Num 7:59 60 Num 1:11 Num 2:22 61 Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89 62 Ps 112:2 Isa 66:20 Dan 9:27 Rom 15:16 Phil 4:18 Heb 13:15 63 Num 7:63 64 Num 7:64 65 Num 7:65 66 On the tenth day. When the twelve days of the dedication commenced cannot be easily determined; but the computation of F. Scacchus seems highly probable. He supposes, that the tabernacle being erected the first day of the first month of the second year after the departure from Egypt, seven days were spent in the consecration of it, and the altar, etc.; and that on the eight day, Moses began to consecrate Aaron and his sons, which lasted seven days more. Then, on the fourteenth day of that month, was the feast day of unleavened bread; which God commanded to be observed in the first month (ch. 9
Num 9:1), and which lasted till the 22nd. The rest of the month, we may well suppose, was spent in giving, receiving, and delivering the laws contained in the book of Leviticus; after which, on the first day of the second month, Moses began to number the people, according to the command in the beginning of this book; which may be supposed to have lasted three days. On the fourth, the Levites were numbered; on the next day we may suppose they were offered to God, and given to the Priests; and on the sixth, they were expiated and consecrated, as we read in the following chapter. On the seventh day, their several charges were assigned them, (ch. 4;
Num 4:1) after which, he supposes the princes began to offer, on the eight day of the second month, for the dedication of the altar, which lasted till the nineteenth day inclusively; and on the twentieth day of this month, they removed from Sinai to the wilderness of Paran. (ch. 10:11, 12.
Num 10:11,
Num 10:12)
Ahiezer.
Num 1:12 Num 2:25 67 Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89 68 Num 7:68 69 Num 7:69 70 Num 7:70 71 Num 7:71 72 eleventh day. Dr. Adam Clarke remarks, that the Hebrew form of expression here, and in the 78th verse
Num 7:78, has something curious in it;
beyom âshtey âsar yom, "in the day, the first and tenth day;"
beyom shenim âsar yom, "in the day, two and tenth day." But this is the idiom of the language; and to an original Hebrew, our almost anomalous words eleventh and twelfth, would appear as strange.
Pagiel.
Num 1:13 Num 2:27 73 Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89The oblations and sacrifices enumerated in vv.13-88 were simple and plain, though costly and magnificent. On this occasion we find there were offered 12 silver chargers, each weighing 130 shekels; 12 silver bowls, each 70 shekels; 12 golden spoons, each 10 shekels; making the total amount of silver vessels 2,400 shekels, and that of golden vessels, 120 shekels. A silver charger, at 130 shekels, reduced to troy weight, makes 75 oz. 9 dwts. 16 31-Aug gr.; and a silver bowl, at 70 shekels, amounts to 40 oz. 12 dwts. 21 21/31 gr. The total weight of the 12 chargers is therefore 905 oz. 16 dwts. 3 31-Mar gr.; and that of the 12 bowls, 487 oz. 14
74 Num 7:74 75 Num 7:75 76 Num 7:76 77 Num 7:77 78 Num 1:15 Num 2:29 79 Num 7:13 -
Num 7:89 80 Num 7:80 81 Num 7:81 82 Num 7:82 83 Num 7:83 84 the dedication.
Num 7:10 1Chr 29:6 -
1Chr 29:8 Ezra 2:68 Ezra 2:69 Neh 7:70 -
Neh 7:72 Isa 60:6 -
Isa 60:10 Heb 13:10 Rev 21:14the princes.
Judg 5:9 Neh 3:9 85 two thousand.
1Chr 22:14 1Chr 29:4 1Chr 29:7 Ezra 8:25 Ezra 8:26after the shekel.
Num 7:13 86 Num 7:86 87 Num 7:87 88 that it was anointed.
Num 7:1 Num 7:10 Num 7:84 89 to speak.
Num 12:8 Exod 33:9 -
Exod 33:11him. that is, God. he heard.
Num 1:1 Exod 25:22 Lev 1:1 Heb 4:16two cherubims.
Exod 25:18 -
Exod 25:21 1Sam 4:4 1Kgs 6:23 Ps 80:1 1Pet 1:12