^7:10The leaders offered¹⁵ gifts¹⁶ for¹⁷ the dedication¹⁸ of the altar when it was anointed.¹⁹ And the leaders presented²⁰ their offering before the altar. ^7:11For the Lord said to Moses, “They must present their offering, one leader for each day,²¹ for the dedication of the altar.”

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Footnotes

15 The verse begins with the preterite and vav (ו) consecutive: “and they offered.”
16 The direct object, “gifts,” is implied but not actually stated in the Hebrew text. It has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.
17 The sign of the accusative here must indicate an adverbial accusative and not the direct object; they offered their gifts for the dedication of the altar.
18 Some commentators take the word “dedication” in the sense of a dedication gift, and so make it the direct object. Many modern scholars assume that this is a late word, belonging only in P, the Chronicler, and the heading of Ps 30 (a Davidic psalm).
19 The adverbial clause uses the Niphal infinitive construct as the main verb. The word is the well-known מָשַׁח (mashakh, “to anoint, smear”).
20 Heb “offered,” but this is redundant and has been translated as “presented” for stylistic reasons. The same phrase occurs in vv. 11 and 12.
21 The distributive sense is achieved by repetition: “one leader for the day, one leader for the day.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the chiefs offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; and the chiefs offered their offering before the altar. And the Lord said to Moses, “They shall offer their offerings, one chief each day, for the dedication of the altar.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the altar was anointed, the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar. For the Lord had said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The leaders also presented the dedication gift for the altar when it was anointed. The leaders presented their offerings in front of the altar. The Lord told Moses, “Each day have one leader present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

NLTNew Living Translation

The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar. The Lord said to Moses, “Let one leader bring his gift each day for the dedication of the altar.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar. And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.

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