1And on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed and sanctified it and all its instruments, with the altar and all its vessels, 2The leaders of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the leaders of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered the following: 3They brought as offerings before the LORD six covered wagons (carts), and twelve oxen - a wagon from every two of the tribes, and an ox from each; and they brought them before the tabernacle. 4And the LORD said to Moses, 5“Accept them from them, so that they may be used in the service of the tabernacle of meeting; and give them to the Levites, to each as his service requires.” 6And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites: 7Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, based upon their service; 8And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, based upon their service, under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron, the priest. 9But to the sons of Kohath he gave none; because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them: that they should carry it upon their shoulders. 10And the leaders offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that the altar was anointed. 11And the LORD said to Moses, “They shall present their offering, each tribe leader, on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.” 12And he that made his offering the first day was Nahshon, son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: 13And his offering was: one silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; 14One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 15And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 16 And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 17And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Nahshon, son of Amminadab. 18On the second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, of the tribe of Issachar, offered: 19One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 20One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 21And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 22And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 23And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Nethanel, son of Zuar. 24On the third day Eliab, son of Helon, head of the descendants of Zebulun, offered: 25One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 26One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 27And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 28And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 29And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. this was the offering of Eliab, son of Helon. 30On the fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, head of the descendants of Reuben, offered: 31One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 32One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 33And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 34And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 35And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. 36On the fifth day Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, head of the descendants of Simeon, offered: 37One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 38One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 39And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 40And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 41And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai. 42On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, head of the descendants of Gad, offered: 43One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 44One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 45And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 46And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 47And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Eliasaph, son of Deuel. 48On the seventh day, Elishama, son of Ammihud, head of the descendants of Ephraim, offered: 49One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 50One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 51And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 52And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 53And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Elishama, son of Ammihud. 54On the eighth day offered Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, head of the descendants of Manasseh: 55One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 56One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 57And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 58And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 59And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur. 60On the ninth day Abidan, the son of Gideoni, head of the descendants of Benjamin, offered: 61One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 62One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 63And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 64And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 65And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Abidan, son of Gideoni. 66On the tenth day, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, head of the descendants of Dan, offered: 67One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 68One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 69And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 70And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 71And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai. 72On the eleventh day, Pagiel, son of Ochran, head of the descendants of Asher, offered: 73One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 74One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 75And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 76And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 77And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Pagiel, son of Ochran. 78On the twelfth day, Ahira, son of Enan, head of the descendants of Naphtali, offered: 79One silver platter, that weighed a hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering: 80One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; 81And for a burnt offering: one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, 82And for a sin offering: one kid of the goats; 83And for peace offerings: a sacrifice of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Ahira, son of Enan. 84These were the offerings by the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar, on the day when it was anointed: twelve platters of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: 85Each platter of silver weighed a hundred thirty shekels; each bowl, seventy; all the silver vessels weighed two thousand, four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 86There were twelve golden spoons, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; the weight of gold of all the spoons was a hundred twenty shekels. 87The totals of the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, twelve rams, twelve lambs of the first year, with their meal offering; and twelve kids of the goats for the sin offering. 88And the total sacrifices for the peace offerings were twenty-four bullocks, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty the lambs of the first year. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed. 89And when Moses had gone into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with God, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim: and God spoke to him. Reader-Friendly Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2024 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |