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| 1Now it came to pass, when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; so he anointed them and consecrated them. | 1On the day Moses set up the Tabernacle, he anointed it and set it apart as holy. He also anointed and set apart all its furnishings and the altar with its utensils. |
| 2Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering. | 2Then the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders who had registered the troops—came and brought their offerings. |
| 3And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; and they presented them before the tabernacle. | 3Together they brought six large wagons and twelve oxen. There was a wagon for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. They presented these to the LORD in front of the Tabernacle. |
| 4Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 4Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 5“Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the tabernacle of meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.” | 5“Receive their gifts, and use these oxen and wagons for transporting the Tabernacle. Distribute them among the Levites according to the work they have to do.” |
| 6So Moses took the carts and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites. | 6So Moses took the wagons and oxen and presented them to the Levites. |
| 7Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service; | 7He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonite division for their work, |
| 8and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. | 8and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarite division for their work. All their work was done under the leadership of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. |
| 9But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders. | 9But he gave none of the wagons or oxen to the Kohathite division, since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders. |
| 10Now the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar. | 10The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar. |
| 11For the LORD said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.” | 11The LORD said to Moses, “Let one leader bring his gift each day for the dedication of the altar.” |
| 12And the one who offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. | 12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab, leader of the tribe of Judah, presented his offering. |
| 13His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 13His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 14one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 14He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 15one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 15He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 16one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 16and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 17and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. | 17For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nahshon son of Amminadab. |
| 18On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering. | 18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of the tribe of Issachar, presented his offering. |
| 19For his offering he offered one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 19His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 20one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 20He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 21one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 21He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 22one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 22and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 23and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar. | 23For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nethanel son of Zuar. |
| 24On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the children of Zebulun, presented an offering. | 24On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the tribe of Zebulun, presented his offering. |
| 25His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 25His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 26one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 26He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 27one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 27He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 28one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 28and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 29and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. | 29For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Eliab son of Helon. |
| 30On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the children of Reuben, presented an offering. | 30On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the tribe of Reuben, presented his offering. |
| 31His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 31His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 32one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 32He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 33one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 33He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 34one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 34and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 35and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. | 35For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Elizur son of Shedeur. |
| 36On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon, presented an offering. | 36On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the tribe of Simeon, presented his offering. |
| 37His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 37His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 38one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 38He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 39one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 39He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 40one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 40and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 41and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. | 41For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 42On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the children of Gad, presented an offering. | 42On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the tribe of Gad, presented his offering. |
| 43His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 43His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 44one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 44He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 45one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 45He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 46one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 46and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 47and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. | 47For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Eliasaph son of Deuel. |
| 48On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim, presented an offering. | 48On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the tribe of Ephraim, presented his offering. |
| 49His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 49His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 50one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 50He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 51one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 51He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 52one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 52and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 53and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. | 53For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Elishama son of Ammihud. |
| 54On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh, presented an offering. | 54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the tribe of Manasseh, presented his offering. |
| 55His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 55His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 56one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 56He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 57one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 57He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 58one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 58and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 59and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. | 59For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 60On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the children of Benjamin, presented an offering. | 60On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the tribe of Benjamin, presented his offering. |
| 61His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 61His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 62one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 62He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 63one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 63He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 64one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 64and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 65and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. | 65For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 66On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children of Dan, presented an offering. | 66On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the tribe of Dan, presented his offering. |
| 67His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 67His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 68one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 68He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 69one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 69He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 70one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 70and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 71and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. | 71For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 72On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, leader of the children of Asher, presented an offering. | 72On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the tribe of Asher, presented his offering. |
| 73His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 73His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 74one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 74He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 75one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 75He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 76one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 76and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 77and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. | 77For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Pagiel son of Ocran. |
| 78On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali, presented an offering. | 78On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the tribe of Naphtali, presented his offering. |
| 79His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; | 79His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. |
| 80one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; | 80He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. |
| 81one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; | 81He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, |
| 82one kid of the goats as a sin offering; | 82and a male goat for a sin offering. |
| 83and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. | 83For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahira son of Enan. |
| 84This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans. | 84So this was the dedication offering brought by the leaders of Israel at the time the altar was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver basins, and twelve gold incense containers. |
| 85Each silver platter weighed one hundred and thirty shekels and each bowl seventy shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. | 85Each silver platter weighed 3 1/4 pounds, and each silver basin weighed 1 3/4 pounds. The total weight of the silver was 60 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). |
| 86The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans weighed one hundred and twenty shekels. | 86Each of the twelve gold containers that was filled with incense weighed four ounces (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). The total weight of the gold was three pounds. |
| 87All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve young bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs in their first year twelve, with their grain offering, and the kids of the goats as a sin offering twelve. | 87Twelve young bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one-year-old male lambs were donated for the burnt offerings, along with their prescribed grain offerings. Twelve male goats were brought for the sin offerings. |
| 88And all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, and the lambs in their first year sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. | 88Twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs were donated for the peace offerings. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. |
| 89Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him. | 89Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. The LORD spoke to him from there. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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