Numbers 7

1On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings, as well as the altar and all its utensils. After he had anointed and consecrated them,

2the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestral houses, presented offerings. They were the leaders of the tribes, the men in charge of those who had been registered.

3They brought their offering before Yahweh: six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two leaders and an ox for each one. They presented them in front of the tabernacle.

4Yahweh said to Moses,

5“Accept these from them, so that they may be used in the work of the tent of meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each group as its work requires.”

6So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

7He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their work required,

8and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their work required. They were under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

9But he gave none to the Kohathites, because they were responsible for the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders.

10The leaders presented offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; the leaders presented their offering in front of the altar.

11Yahweh said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

12The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.

13His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

14one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

16one male goat for a sin offering;

17and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, presented his offering.

19He presented as his offering one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

20one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

22one male goat for a sin offering;

23and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

24On the third day it was the leader of the people of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.

25His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

26one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

28one male goat for a sin offering;

29and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

30On the fourth day it was the leader of the people of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur.

31His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

32one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

34one male goat for a sin offering;

35and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

36On the fifth day it was the leader of the people of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

37His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

38one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

40one male goat for a sin offering;

41and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

42On the sixth day it was the leader of the people of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel.

43His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

44one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

46one male goat for a sin offering;

47and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

48On the seventh day it was the leader of the people of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud.

49His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

50one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

52one male goat for a sin offering;

53and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

54On the eighth day it was the leader of the people of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

55His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

56one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

58one male goat for a sin offering;

59and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

60On the ninth day it was the leader of the people of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni.

61His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

62one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

64one male goat for a sin offering;

65and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

66On the tenth day it was the leader of the people of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

67His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

68one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

70one male goat for a sin offering;

71and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

72On the eleventh day it was the leader of the people of Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran.

73His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

74one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

76one male goat for a sin offering;

77and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

78On the twelfth day it was the leader of the people of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.

79His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

80one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

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

82one male goat for a sin offering;

83and for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

84This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel on the day it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, and twelve gold dishes.

85Each silver plate weighed 130 shekels and each basin seventy. All the silver of the vessels totaled 2,400 shekels by the sanctuary shekel.

86The twelve gold dishes full of incense weighed ten shekels each by the sanctuary shekel. All the gold of the dishes totaled 120 shekels.

87All the animals for the burnt offering were twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve year-old male lambs, with their grain offerings, and twelve male goats for a sin offering.

88All the animals for the sacrifice of fellowship offerings were twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty year-old male lambs. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

89Whenever Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Yahweh, 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. In this way he spoke with him.