Numbers 7–9

The Leaders Make Offerings

7On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle and appointed and consecrated it and all its vessels, and the altar and its vessels, and he appointed them and consecrated them, ²the leaders of Israel, the heads of the families,^a presented an offering; they were the leaders of the tribes and were the ones in charge of the counting. ³They brought their offering before the presence of^b Yahweh, six covered utility carts and twelve cattle, a utility cart for two of the leaders, and a bull for each; and they presented them before^c the tabernacle. ⁴Yahweh said to Moses, saying, ⁵“Take them,^d and they will be used to do the work of the tent of the assembly; and you will give them to the Levites, each according to his required service.”^{e 6}So Moses took the utility carts and the cattle, and he gave them to the Levites. ⁷Two utility carts and four cattle he gave to the descendants^f of Gershon according to their required service;^{g 8}and four utility carts and eight cattle he gave to the descendants^h of Merari according to their required service,ⁱ under the authority of^j Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. ⁹But to the descendants^k of Kohath he did not give anything because the work of the sanctuary they carried upon them on their shoulders.^l

¹⁰The leaders presented offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day of its anointing, and the leaders presented their offerings before^m the altar. ¹¹Yahweh said to Moses, “One leader for each dayⁿ will present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”

¹²And it happened, the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah. ¹³His offering was one plate of silver—its weight was one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^o filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ¹⁴one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense; ¹⁵one young bull,^p one ram, one male lamb in its first year^q as a burnt offering; ¹⁶one he-goat as a sin offering; ¹⁷and as a sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs a year old.^r This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

¹⁸On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering. ¹⁹He presented as his offering one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels^s according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^t filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. ²⁰One dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense; ²¹one young ^u bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^v as a burnt offering; ²²one he-goat as a sin offering; ²³and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^w This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

²⁴On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the descendants^x of Zebulun: ²⁵his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels^y according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^z filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ²⁶one golden dish weighing ten shekels^a filled with incense; ²⁷one young^b bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^c as a burnt offering; ²⁸one he-goat as a sin offering; ²⁹and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^d This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

³⁰On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the descendants^e of Reuben: ³¹his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels^f according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^g filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ³²one golden dish weighing ten shekels^h filled with incense; ³³one youngⁱ bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^j as a burnt offering; ³⁴one he-goat as a sin offering; ³⁵and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^k This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

³⁶On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the descendants^l of Simeon: ³⁷his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels^m according to the sanctuary shekel, both of themⁿ filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ³⁸one golden dish weighing ten shekels^o filled with incense; ³⁹one young^p bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^q as a burnt offering; ⁴⁰one he-goat as a sin offering; ⁴¹and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^r This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

⁴²On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the descendants^s of Gad: ⁴³his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels^t according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^u filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ⁴⁴one golden dish weighing ten shekels^v filled with incense; ⁴⁵one young^w bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^x as a burnt offering; ⁴⁶one he-goat as a sin offering; ⁴⁷and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^y This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

⁴⁸On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the descendants^z of Ephraim: ⁴⁹his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels^a according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^b filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ⁵⁰one golden dish weighing ten shekels^c filled with incense; ⁵¹one young^d bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^e as a burnt offering; ⁵²one he-goat as a sin offering; ⁵³and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^f This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

⁵⁴On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the descendants^g of Manasseh: ⁵⁵his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^h filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ⁵⁶one golden dish weighing ten shekelsⁱ filled with incense; ⁵⁷one young^j bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^k as a burnt offering; ⁵⁸one he-goat as a sin offering; ⁵⁹and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^l This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

⁶⁰On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the descendants^m of Benjamin: ⁶¹his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelsⁿ according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^o filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ⁶²one golden dish weighing ten shekels^p filled with incense; ⁶³one young^q bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^r as a burnt offering; ⁶⁴one he-goat as a sin offering; ⁶⁵and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^s This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

⁶⁶On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the descendants^t of Dan: ⁶⁷his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels^u according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^v filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ⁶⁸one golden dish weighing ten shekels^w filled with incense; ⁶⁹one young^x bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^y as a burnt offering; ⁷⁰one he-goat as a sin offering; ⁷¹and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^z This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

⁷²On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the descendants^a of Asher: ⁷³his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels^b according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^c filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ⁷⁴one golden dish weighing ten shekels^d filled with incense; ⁷⁵one young^e bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^f as a burnt offering; ⁷⁶one he-goat as a sin offering; ⁷⁷and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.^g This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

⁷⁸On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the descendants^h of Naphtali: ⁷⁹his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelsⁱ according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them^j filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; ⁸⁰one golden dish weighing ten shekels^k filled with incense; ⁸¹one young^l bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year^m as a burnt offering; ⁸²one he-goat as a sin offering; ⁸³and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.ⁿ This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

⁸⁴This was the dedication of the altar on …