The offerings of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle. God speaks to Moses from the propitiatory.

¹ Now it happened in the day when Moses completed the tabernacle, and he set it up, and he anointed and sanctified it with all of its vessels, and similarly the altar and all of its vessels,

² that the leaders of Israel and the heads of the families, who were in each tribe and who were in charge of those who had been numbered, offered

³ their gifts in the sight of the Lord: six covered wagons with twelve oxen. Two leaders offered one wagon, and each offered one ox, and they offered these in the sight of the tabernacle.

⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses:

⁵ “Receive these things from them, in order to serve in the ministry of the tabernacle, and you shall deliver them to the Levites, according to the order of their ministry.”

⁶ And so Moses, having received the wagons and the oxen, delivered them to the Levites.

⁷ Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to what they needed.

⁸ The other four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their offices and service, under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

⁹ But to the sons of Kohath he gave no wagons or oxen, because they serve in the Sanctuary and they carry their burdens on their shoulders.¹

1. 7:9The sons of Kohath were permitted to enter the Sanctuary, after all the articles had been wrapped, so as to carry these when the camp moved. They carried the ark of the covenant on their shoulders, by means of the gold covered bars.(Conte)

¹⁰ Therefore, the leaders offered, at the dedication of the altar on the day when it was anointed, their oblation before the altar.

¹¹ And the Lord said to Moses: “Let each of the leaders, on each of the days, offer their gifts for the dedication of the altar.”

¹² On the first day, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah, offered his oblation.

¹³ And in it were these: a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice,

¹⁴ a little mortar made from ten shekels of gold, filled with incense,

¹⁵ an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust,

¹⁶ and a he-goat for sin;

¹⁷ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

¹⁸ On the second day, Nathanael, the son of Zuar, the leader of the tribe of Issachar, offered:

¹⁹ a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice,

²⁰ a little mortar of gold having ten shekels, filled with incense,

²¹ an ox from the herd, and a ram, and one-year-old lamb as a holocaust,

²² and a he-goat for sin;

²³ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Nathanael, the son of Zuar.

²⁴ On the third day, the leader of the sons of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon,

²⁵ offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice,

²⁶ a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense,

²⁷ an ox from the herd, and a ram, and one-year-old lamb as a holocaust,

²⁸ and a he-goat for sin;

²⁹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This is the oblation of Eliab the son of Helon.

³⁰ On the fourth day, the leader of the sons of Ruben, Elizur the son of Shedeur,

³¹ offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice,

³² a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense,

³³ an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust,

³⁴ and a he-goat for sin;

³⁵ and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

³⁶ On the fifth day, the leader of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

³⁷ offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice,

³⁸ a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense,

³⁹ an ox from the herd, and a ram, and a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust,

⁴⁰ and a he-goat for sin;

⁴¹ and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

⁴² On the sixth day, the leader of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel,

⁴³ offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice,

⁴⁴ a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense,

⁴⁵ an ox from the herd, and a ram, and one-year-old lamb as a holocaust,

⁴⁶ and a he-goat for sin;

⁴⁷ and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.

⁴⁸ On the seventh day, the leader of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud,

⁴⁹ offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice,

⁵⁰ a little mortar of gold weighing ten shekels, filled with incense,

⁵¹ an ox from the herd, and a ram, and one-year-old lamb as a holocaust,

⁵² and a he-goat for sin;

⁵³ and for victims of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the oblation of Elishama, the son of Ammihud.