1And it came to pass on the day that Moses had made an end of setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, and all the furniture thereof, and the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them and sanctified them; 2that the princes 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: 3and 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. 4And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 5Take 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. 6And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 7Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: 8and 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. 9But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders. 10And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar. 11And Jehovah said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar. 12And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: 13and his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 14one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 15one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 16one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 17and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 18On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: 19he offered for his oblation one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 20one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 21one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 22one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 23and 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. 24On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun.: 25his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 26one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 27one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 28one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 29and 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. 30On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben: 31his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 32one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 33one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 34one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 35and 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. 36On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon: 37his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 38one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 39one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 40one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 41and 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. 42On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad: 43his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 44one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 45one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 46one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 47and 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. 48On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim: 49his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 50one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 51one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 52one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 53and 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. 54On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: 55his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 56one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 57one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 58one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 59and 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. 60On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin: 61his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 62one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 63one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 64one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 65and 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. 66On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan: 67his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 68one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 69one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 70one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 71and 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. 72On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher: 73his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 74one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 75one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 76one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 77and 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. 78On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali: 79his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred a thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 80one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; 81one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; 82one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 83and 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. 84This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons; 85each silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; 86the twelve golden spoons, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons a hundred and twenty shekels; 87all 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; 88and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty and 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. 89And 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.
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