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Offerings of Dedication
Numbers 7:1–89 — Offerings of Dedication. Each verse below carries the full apparatus: the Berean Standard Bible, the vocalized original (tap any word), and a parsed breakdown of every term transcribed from the interlinear. Synthesized commentary, canonical threads, and the reading of Christ gather at the end, over the whole unit.
1On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.
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way·hî bə·yō·wm mō·šeh kal·lō·wṯ lə·hā·qîm ’eṯ- ham·miš·kān way·yim·šaḥ ’ō·ṯōw way·qad·dêš ’ō·ṯōw wə·’eṯ- kāl- kê·lāw wə·’eṯ- ham·miz·bê·aḥ wə·’eṯ- kāl- kê·lāw way·yim·šā·ḥêm way·qad·dêš ’ō·ṯām
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And-it-came-to-pass on-the-day Moses finished to-raise-up the-tabernacle, that-he-anointed it and-sanctified it and-all its-vessels, and the-altar and-all its-vessels, and-he-anointed-them and-sanctified them.
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that day is put for an indefinite time, and on the day is a Hebraism signifying about, or after such a time
On the day that - i. e. "at the time that," compare Genesis 2:4 . The presentation of the gifts in fact occupied twelve days, as the sequel shows.
This expression, "on the day" (Hebrew, בְּיום ; Septuagint, ῆ ἡμέρᾳ ), has given rise to considerable difficulty.
in order to avoid interrupting the connection of the Sinaitic laws, it is introduced for the first time at this point, and placed at the head of the events which immediately preceded the departure of the people from Sinai
2And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
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nə·śî·’ê yiś·rā·’êl rā·šê ’ă·ḇō·ṯām bêṯ way·yaq·rî·ḇū hêm ham·maṭ·ṭōṯ hêm nə·śî·’ê hā·‘ō·mə·ḏîm ‘al- hap·pə·qu·ḏîm
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And-they-brought-near, the-princes of-Israel, heads of-their-fathers'-houses — they [were] the-princes of-the-tribes, they who-stood-over the-numbered-ones —
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The princes of Israel — The heads or chiefs of the several tribes, mentioned Numbers 1:5-16 .
The princes of Israel, viz., the heads of the tribe-houses (fathers' houses), or princes of the tribes (see Numbers 1:4 .), "those who stood over those that were numbered," i.e., who were their leaders or rulers
The most natural reference is to the fact of their presiding over the census
3They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.
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way·yā·ḇî·’ū ’eṯ- qā·rə·bā·nām lip̄·nê Yah·weh šêš- ṣāḇ ‘eḡ·lōṯ ū·šə·nê ‘ā·śār bā·qār wə·šō·wr lə·’e·ḥāḏ ‘ă·ḡā·lāh ‘al- šə·nê han·nə·śi·’îm way·yaq·rî·ḇū ’ō·w·ṯām lip̄·nê ham·miš·kān
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and-they-brought their-offering before Yahweh — six litter-wagons and-two-ten oxen, a-wagon for-two of-the-princes, and-an-ox for-each-one — and-they-brought-them-near before the-tabernacle.
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Some prefer to render "litter Isaiah 66:20 wagons:" i. e. litters which were not on wheels, but borne by two oxen, one in front and one behind. Such conveyances would probably be more convenient than wheeled wagons in the rough country to be traversed.
Like horse litters, to keep the things that were carried in them from the weather.
The meaning "litters," which Gesenius and De Wette support, can neither be defended etymologically, nor based upon צבּים in Isaiah 66:20 .
Covered wagons, for the more convenient and safe carriage of such things as were most cumbersome.
4And the LORD said to Moses,
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Yah·weh way·yō·mer ’el- mō·šeh lê·mōr
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And-Yahweh said to Moses, saying:
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The strictness of the injunctions Moses had received to adhere with scrupulous fidelity to the divine model of the tabernacle probably led him to doubt whether he was at liberty to act in this matter without orders. God, however, relieved him by declaring His acceptance of the freewill offerings
He may very well have doubted whether God would sanction their use, as it had not been commanded; and it may be that some delay, perhaps of several days, occurred before he was able to accept them
5“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”
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qaḥ mê·’it·tām wə·hā·yū la·‘ă·ḇōḏ ’eṯ- ‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ ’ō·hel mō·w·‘êḏ wə·nā·ṯat·tāh ’ō·w·ṯām ’el- hal·wî·yim ’îš kə·p̄î ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw
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Take [them] from-them, that-they-may-serve in-the-service of the-Tent of-Meeting; and-you-shall-give them to-the-Levites, each-man according-to-the-mouth of his-service.
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by which it appears that this freewill offering of the princes was according to his mind and will, and what they were influenced and guided to by his Spirit, and was well pleasing in his sight, and acceptable to him
It was the first absolutely voluntary offering made for the service of God, and as such altogether acceptable. Former "free-will offerings" had been at the least invited this had not.
According to his service — More or fewer, as the nature of their service, and of the things to be carried required.
6So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
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mō·šeh ’eṯ- way·yiq·qaḥ hā·‘ă·ḡā·lōṯ wə·’eṯ- hab·bā·qār way·yit·tên ’ō·w·ṯām ’el- hal·wî·yim
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And-Moses took the-wagons and the-oxen, and-he-gave them to-the-Levites.
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and gave them unto the Levites; the Gershonites and Merarites; for, as for the Kohathites, they had no part of them, for a reason after given
At the command of God, Moses received them to apply them to the purposes of the tabernacle, and handed them over to the Levites, "to every one according to the measure of his service," i.e., to the different classes of Levites, according to the requirements of their respective duties.
7He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,
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’êṯ nā·ṯan liḇ·nê ḡê·rə·šō·wn šə·tê hā·‘ă·ḡā·lōṯ wə·’êṯ ’ar·ba·‘aṯ hab·bā·qār ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām kə·p̄î
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the-two of-the-wagons and the-four of-the-oxen he-gave to-the-sons-of Gershon, according-to-the-mouth of-their-service;
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To the Gershonites, who had to transport the hangings and coverings of the tabernacle, two wagons are assigned: to the Merarites, who had the charge of the solid parts of the tabernacle, four wagons.
He gave two waggons and four oxen to the Gershonites, and four waggons and eight oxen to the Merarites, as the former had less weight to carry
8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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wə·’êṯ nā·ṯan liḇ·nê mə·rā·rî ’ar·ba‘ hā·‘ă·ḡā·lōṯ wə·’êṯ šə·mō·naṯ hab·bā·qār ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām kə·p̄î bə·yaḏ ’î·ṯā·mār ben- ’a·hă·rōn hak·kō·hên
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and the-four of-the-wagons and the-eight of-the-oxen he-gave to-the-sons-of Merari, according-to-the-mouth of-their-service, by-the-hand of-Ithamar son-of-Aaron the-priest.
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Under his care and inspection. See Genesis 39:22 . And it must be noted that these words belong both to the Merarites here, and to the Gershonites
All the remaining wagons and oxen, which were double the number given to the Gershonites: according unto their service; being much heavier than theirs, having all the boards, pillars, sockets, pins; cords, &c. to bear and carry
9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
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lō nā·ṯān wə·liḇ·nê qə·hāṯ kî- yiś·śā·’ū ‘ă·lê·hem bak·kā·ṯêp̄ haq·qō·ḏeš ‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ
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But to-the-sons-of Kohath he-gave none, because the-service of-the-holy-things [was] upon-them; upon-the-shoulder they-would-carry.
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This way of carrying the ark was both for greater dignity, on account of the superior holiness and value of it, and its contents and appurtenances, and that the structure of it might not be discomposed, as it might have been by the shaking of a wagon.
The holy thing of the sanctuary must be carried on their shoulders and not drawn with oxen, Nu 4:15.
The death of Uzzah seems to have been the melancholy consequence of neglecting this rule ( 2 Samuel 6:3, 7 , as compared with 1 Chronicles 15:13 ).
10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
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bə·yō·wm him·mā·šaḥ han·nə·śi·’îm ’êṯ way·yaq·rî·ḇū qā·rə·bā·nām ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ham·miz·bê·aḥ ’ō·ṯōw han·nə·śî·’im ’eṯ- way·yaq·rî·ḇū lip̄·nê ham·miz·bê·aḥ
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And the-princes brought-near the-dedication of-the-altar on-the-day it-was-anointed; and the-princes brought-near their-offering before the-altar.
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This is not meant of the first dedication of them, for they had been dedicated or consecrated before this time by Moses and Aaron, with solemn ceremonies which lasted seven days
offered the dedication-gift (as R.V. marg.). The abstract word ‘dedication’ or ‘inauguration’ is employed with a concrete meaning.
The Septuagint has here εἰς τὸν ἐγκαινισμὸν , as in 1 Macc. 4:56, and cf. John 10:22 .
Every prince offered "the dedication of the altar," i.e., what served for the dedication of the altar, equivalent to his sacrificial gift for the consecration of the altar
11And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
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Yah·weh way·yō·mer ’el- mō·šeh lay·yō·wm nā·śî ’e·ḥāḏ lay·yō·wm ’e·ḥāḏ nā·śî yaq·rî·ḇū ’eṯ- qā·rə·bā·nām la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ham·miz·bê·aḥ
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And-Yahweh said to Moses: one prince for-the-day, one prince for-the-day, they-shall-bring-near their-offering for-the-dedication of-the-altar.
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Thus the dedication continued no less than twelve days, which made it very solemn, and gave to every tribe an opportunity, by its representative, to express their devotion and reverence to God, and to receive tokens of gracious acceptance
A day was set apart for each, as much for the imposing solemnity and splendor of the ceremony, as for the prevention of disorder and hurry; and it is observable that, in the order of offering, regard was paid to priority not of birth, but of rank and dignity as they were ranked in the camp
As well for the greater solemnity and splendour of the work, as for the prevention of confusion. And in this offering they follow the order of their camp, and not of their birth.
12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
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way·hî hā·ri·šō·wn ’eṯ- bay·yō·wm naḥ·šō·wn ben- ‘am·mî·nā·ḏāḇ lə·maṭ·ṭêh yə·hū·ḏāh ham·maq·rîḇ qā·rə·bā·nōw
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And-he-was, the-one-bringing-near on-the-day the-first, his-offering — Nahshon son-of-Amminadab, for-the-tribe-of Judah.
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this title is omitted, because the chief prince, of the prince of the tribe of Judah, most peculiarly belongs to a greater Personage, even the Messiah, who was to spring, and did spring from that tribe
Judah having had the precedence assigned to it, the prince or head of that tribe was the first admitted to offer as its representative
The same appointed to act with Moses in the census, and to be captain of the children of Judah ( Numbers 1:7 ; Numbers 2:3 ).
13His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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wə·qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
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And-his-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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This charger, or broad dish, appears to have been for the use of the altar of burnt-offering in the court of the tabernacle; for all the vessels of the sanctuary were of gold.
One silver bowl. Hebrew, mizrak , from zarak , to scatter; a bowl for pouring; translated bason Exodus 27:3 .
In the statements as to the weight of the silver kearoth and the golden cappoth, the word shekel is invariably omitted, as in Genesis 20:16
14one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
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one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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15one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last
16one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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Though it was a time of joy and rejoicing, yet still, in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services. In all approaches to God we must by faith look to Christ as the Sin-offering.
Some parts of the offering, as the animals for sacrifice, were for the ritual service of the day
17and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tū·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban naḥ·šō·wn ben- ‘am·mî·nā·ḏāḇ
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Nahshon son-of-Amminadab.
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This sacrifice was the last, and on a part of it the people feasted, in token of communion and reconciliation with God in consequence of their renewed repentance and dedication of themselves
Peace-offerings are more numerous, because the princes and priests, and some of the people, did make a feast before the Lord out of them, and celebrated it with great rejoicing.
as those that believe in Christ have an altar which is himself, they have a joint right to partake of, and have an equal share in the benefits of righteousness, peace, pardon, and atonement by him; see Hebrews 13:10
18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.
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haš·šê·nî bay·yō·wm nə·ṯan·’êl ben- ṣū·‘ār nə·śî yiś·śā·š·ḵār hiq·rîḇ
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On the second day, Nethanel son-of-Zuar, prince of-the-sons-of Issachar, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
19The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw hiq·riḇ ’eṯ- ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
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His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
20one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
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one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
21one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
22one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
23and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tū·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban nə·ṯan·’êl ben- ṣū·‘ār
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Nethanel.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
24On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.
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haš·šə·lî·šî bay·yō·wm ’ĕ·lî·’āḇ liḇ·nê ḥê·lōn nā·śî ben- zə·ḇū·lun
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On the third day, Eliab son-of-Helon, prince of-the-sons-of Zebulun, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
25His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
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His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
26one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
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one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
27one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
28one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
29and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban ’ĕ·lî·’āḇ ben- ḥê·lōn
Literal — word-for-word from the original
and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Eliab.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
30On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.
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hā·rə·ḇî·‘î bay·yō·wm ’ĕ·lî·ṣūr liḇ·nê šə·ḏê·’ūr nā·śî ben- rə·’ū·ḇên
Literal — word-for-word from the original
On the fourth day, Elizur son-of-Shedeur, prince of-the-sons-of Reuben, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
31His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
Literal — word-for-word from the original
His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
32one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·rɛṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
33one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
34one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
35and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban ’ĕ·lî·ṣūr ben- šə·ḏê·’ūr
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Elizur.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
36On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.
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ha·ḥă·mî·šî bay·yō·wm šə·lu·mî·’êl liḇ·nê ṣū·rî·šad·dāy nā·śî ben- šim·‘ō·wn
Literal — word-for-word from the original
On the fifth day, Shelumiel son-of-Zurishaddai, prince of-the-sons-of Simeon, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
37His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
Literal — word-for-word from the original
His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
38one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
39one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
40one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭå̄ṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
41and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban šə·lu·mî·’êl ben- ṣū·rî·šad·dāy
Literal — word-for-word from the original
and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Shelumiel.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
42On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.
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haš·šiš·šî bay·yō·wm ’el·yā·sāp̄ liḇ·nê də·‘ū·’êl nā·śî ben- ḡāḏ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
On the sixth day, Eliasaph son-of-Deuel, prince of-the-sons-of Gad, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
43His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
Literal — word-for-word from the original
His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
Where the English smooths the original
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
44one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
Where the English smooths the original
All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
45one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
46one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
47and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban ’el·yā·sāp̄ ben- də·‘ū·’êl
Literal — word-for-word from the original
and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Eliasaph.
Where the English smooths the original
All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
48On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
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haš·šə·ḇî·‘î bay·yō·wm ’ĕ·lî·šā·mā‘ liḇ·nê ‘am·mî·hūḏ nā·śî ben- ’ep̄·rā·yim
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On the seventh day, Elishama son-of-Ammihud, prince of-the-sons-of Ephraim, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
49His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
Literal — word-for-word from the original
His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
50one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
Where the English smooths the original
All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
51one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
Where the English smooths the original
All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
52one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
53and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban ’ĕ·lî·šā·mā‘ ben- ‘am·mî·hūḏ
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Elishama.
Where the English smooths the original
All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
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haš·šə·mî·nî bay·yō·wm gam·lî·’êl liḇ·nê pə·ḏāh- ṣūr nā·śî mə·naš·šeh ben-
Literal — word-for-word from the original
On the eighth day, Gamaliel son-of-Pedahzur, prince of-the-sons-of Manasseh, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
55His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥå̄h
Literal — word-for-word from the original
His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
56one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
57one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
58one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
59and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban gam·lî·’êl ben- pə·ḏå̄·h·ṣūr
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Gamaliel.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
60On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.
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hat·tə·šî·‘î bay·yō·wm ’ă·ḇî·ḏān liḇ·nê giḏ·‘ō·nî nā·śî ben- ḇin·yā·min
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On the ninth day, Abidan son-of-Gideoni, prince of-the-sons-of Benjamin, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
61His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
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His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
62one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
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one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
63one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
64one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
65and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban ’ă·ḇî·ḏān ben- giḏ·‘ō·nî
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Abidan.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
66On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
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hā·‘ă·śî·rî bay·yō·wm ’ă·ḥî·‘e·zer liḇ·nê ‘am·mî·šad·dāy nā·śî ben- ḏān
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On the tenth day, Ahiezer son-of-Ammishaddai, prince of-the-sons-of Dan, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
67His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
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His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
68one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·rɛṯ
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one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
69one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
70one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
71and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban ’ă·ḥî·‘e·zer ben- ‘am·mî·šad·dāy
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Ahiezer.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
72On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.
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‘aš·tê ‘ā·śār yō·wm bə·yō·wm paḡ·‘î·’êl liḇ·nê ‘ā·ḵə·rān nā·śî ben- ’ā·šêr
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On the eleventh day, Pagiel son-of-Ocran, prince of-the-sons-of Asher, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
73His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
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His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
74one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
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one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
75one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
76one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
77and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban paḡ·‘î·’êl ben- ‘ā·ḵə·rān
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Pagiel.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
78On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
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šə·nêm ‘ā·śār yō·wm bə·yō·wm ’ă·ḥî·ra‘ liḇ·nê ‘ê·nān nā·śî ben- nap̄·tā·lî
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On the twelfth day, Ahira son-of-Enan, prince of-the-sons-of Naphtali, drew-near.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
79His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
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qā·rə·bā·nōw ’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·raṯ- miš·qā·lāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh ’e·ḥāḏ ke·sep̄ miz·rāq šiḇ·‘îm še·qel haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel šə·nê·hem mə·lê·’îm sō·leṯ bə·lū·lāh ḇaš·še·men lə·min·ḥāh
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His-offering [was]: one silver platter, its-weight a-hundred and-thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of-seventy shekel by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place — the-two-of-them filled-with fine-flour mixed with-oil for-a-grain-offering;
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The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2 . It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.
80one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
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’a·ḥaṯ zā·hāḇ kap̄ ‘ă·śā·rāh mə·lê·’āh qə·ṭō·reṯ
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one spoon of-ten [shekels] gold, filled-with incense;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
81one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ ben- bā·qār par ’e·ḥāḏ ’a·yil ’e·ḥāḏ ke·ḇeś- ben- šə·nā·ṯōw lə·‘ō·lāh
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one young-bull, son-of-the-herd, one ram, one lamb son-of-his-year, for-a-burnt-offering;
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
82one male goat for a sin offering;
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’e·ḥāḏ śə·‘îr- ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
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one male-goat-of the-goats for-a-sin-offering;
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in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services.
83and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
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haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·lə·ze·ḇaḥ šə·na·yim bā·qār ḥă·miš·šāh ’ê·lim ḥă·miš·šāh ‘at·tu·ḏîm ḥă·miš·šāh kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zeh qā·rə·ban ’ă·ḥî·ra‘ ben- ‘ê·nān
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and-for-a-sacrifice of-peace-offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male-goats, five lambs sons-of-a-year — this [was] the-offering of-Ahira.
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All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last.
84So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
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zōṯ nə·śî·’ê yiś·rā·’êl ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ham·miz·bê·aḥ bə·yō·wm him·mā·šaḥ ’ō·ṯōw mê·’êṯ šə·têm ‘eś·rêh ke·sep̄ qa·‘ă·rōṯ šə·nêm ‘ā·śār ḵe·sep̄ miz·rə·qê- šə·têm ‘eś·rêh zā·hāḇ kap·pō·wṯ
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This [was] the-dedication of-the-altar on-the-day it-was-anointed by the-princes of-Israel: twelve platters of-silver, twelve bowls of-silver, twelve spoons of-gold.
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a noble instance both of devotion and piety, and of liberality and generosity; and is a standing example on record to all princes and great personages in all successive ages, to promote religion and godliness
this is again repeated, to show why it is called the dedication of the altar. because it was the first offering made by any particular persons or tribes.
This was the offering of the princes, when Aaron dedicated the altar.
85Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each silver bowl seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver articles was two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
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hā·’a·ḥaṯ ke·sep̄ haq·qə·‘ā·rāh šə·lō·šîm ū·mê·’āh hā·’e·ḥāḏ ham·miz·rāq wə·šiḇ·‘îm kōl ke·sep̄ hak·kê·lîm ’al·pa·yim wə·’ar·ba‘- mê·’ō·wṯ haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel
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a-hundred and-thirty [shekels each] the-platter of-silver, and-seventy the-one bowl; all the-silver of-the-vessels [was] two-thousand and-four-hundred by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place.
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86The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.
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šə·têm- ‘eś·rêh zā·hāḇ kap·pō·wṯ mə·lê·’ōṯ qə·ṭō·reṯ ‘ă·śā·rāh ‘ă·śā·rāh hak·kap̄ haq·qō·ḏeš bə·še·qel kāl- zə·haḇ hak·kap·pō·wṯ ū·mê·’āh ‘eś·rîm
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the-spoons of-gold twelve, filled-with incense, ten ten [shekels] the-spoon by-the-shekel-of the-holy-place; all the-gold of-the-spoons [was] a-hundred and-twenty.
Where the English smooths the original
Which points at the use those spoons or cups were of, namely, to carry incense in them, such as were used on the day of atonement
These values were not very great, nor was the number of the animals very large, as compared with the lavish, and perhaps extravagant, profusion displayed at the dedication of the temple and altar by Solomon; but we may believe they were at least as acceptable.
87All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering.
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kāl- hab·bā·qār lā·‘ō·lāh šə·nêm ‘ā·śār pā·rîm šə·nêm- ‘ā·śār ’ê·lim šə·nêm ‘ā·śār kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh ū·min·ḥā·ṯām šə·nêm ‘ā·śār ū·śə·‘î·rê ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ
Literal — word-for-word from the original
All the-oxen for-the-burnt-offering: twelve bulls, rams twelve, lambs sons-of-a-year twelve, and-their-grain-offering; and-male-goats for-a-sin-offering twelve.
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Their meat-offering — Which was not mentioned before, because it was sufficiently understood from the law which required it.
thus the twelve princes, and by them the twelve tribes, expressed their faith in Christ, the antitype of those sacrifices, and their hope of his coming into the world to be a sacrifice for sin
88All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
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wə·ḵōl bə·qar ze·ḇaḥ haš·šə·lā·mîm ‘eś·rîm wə·’ar·bā·‘āh pā·rîm šiš·šîm ’ê·lim šiš·šîm ‘at·tu·ḏîm šiš·šîm kə·ḇā·śîm bə·nê- šā·nāh zōṯ ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ham·miz·bê·aḥ ’a·ḥă·rê him·mā·šaḥ ’ō·ṯōw
Literal — word-for-word from the original
And-all the-oxen for-the-sacrifice of-the-peace-offerings: twenty and-four bulls, rams sixty, male-goats sixty, lambs sons-of-a-year sixty — this [was] the-dedication of-the-altar after it-was-anointed.
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Which words are very conveniently added to explain in what sense he had so oft said that this was done in the day when it was anointed, to wit, not exactly, but in a latitude, to wit, a little after that it was anointed
this clearly shows, that it was not the precise day the altar was anointed the dedication was made, but some little time after
89When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.
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mō·šeh ū·ḇə·ḇō ’el- ’ō·hel mō·w·‘êḏ lə·ḏab·bêr ’it·tōw way·yiš·ma‘ ’eṯ- haq·qō·wl mid·dab·bêr ’ê·lāw mib·bên šə·nê hak·kə·ru·ḇîm mê·‘al hak·kap·pō·reṯ ’ă·šer ‘al- ’ă·rōn hā·‘ê·ḏuṯ way·ḏab·bêr ’ê·lāw
Literal — word-for-word from the original
And-when Moses entered the-Tent of-Meeting to-speak with-him, then-he-heard the-voice speaking-itself to-him from-between the-two cherubim above the-mercy-seat that [was] on the-ark of-the-Testimony; and-he-spoke to-him.
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All being now complete as God had appointed, and the camp purified from defilements, God meets Moses the mediator of the people, not as before on the peak of Sinai far away, but in the midst of them, in the dwelling-place which He henceforth vouchsafed to tenant.
the mention of this circumstance is important as the fulfilment, at the dedication of the tabernacle, of a special promise made by the Lord Christ Himself, the Angel of the Covenant, commanding its erection (Ex 25:22)
An isolated and mutilated fragment describing the intercourse of God with Moses in the sanctuary, and relating the fulfilment of Exodus 25:22 .Cambridge's source-critical verdict ("isolated and mutilated fragment") is recorded as a dissenting voice; the synthesis does not endorse the fragmentary-source claim, only the observed grammatical oddity of the unannounced suffix.
Jehovah acknowledged it as His sanctuary, by causing Moses, when he went into the tabernacle to speak to Him, and to present his own entreaties and those of the people, to hear the voice of Him that spake to him from between the two cherubim upon the ark of the covenant.
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The chapter opens not with the gift but with the completion: bə·yō·wm kal·lō·wṯ mō·šeh lə·hā·qîm — "on-the-day Moses finished raising-up" the dwelling (v. 1). The single word bə·yōm ("on the day," H3117) splits the commentators down the middle. Albert Barnes takes it as "at the time that," comparing Genesis 2:4, and notes "The presentation of the gifts in fact occupied twelve days"; The Pulpit Commentary resists the easy parallel, insisting the phrase "has given rise to considerable difficulty" and that "a plain historical account such as the present" presses the obligation the other way. Keil & Delitzsch harmonise it by chronology: the episode is set here, out of strict time-order, "in order to avoid interrupting the connection of the Sinaitic laws." The synthesis records the split rather than settling it — the ambiguity is in the Hebrew noun, not in the translators.
What follows is a small theology of order. The princes — nə·śî·’ê yiś·rā·’êl, the "lifted-up ones" (H5387) — bring six litter-wagons and twelve oxen, and Moses hesitates. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown read his pause precisely: "The strictness of the injunctions Moses had received to adhere with scrupulous fidelity to the divine model of the tabernacle probably led him to doubt whether he was at liberty to act in this matter without orders." Only when Yahweh says qaḥ — "take!" (v. 5) — does the gift become lawful. The Pulpit Commentary marks its rarity: "It was the first absolutely voluntary offering made for the service of God, and as such altogether acceptable. Former \"free-will offerings\" had been at the least invited this had not." The wagons are then divided kə·p̄î ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw, "according to the mouth of his service" (v. 7) — two to Gershon, four to Merari, and none to Kohath, for, as the Geneva Study Bible glosses, "The holy thing of the sanctuary must be carried on their shoulders and not drawn with oxen." The honour is in the burden.
From v. 10 the keyword arrives: ḥănukkat ham·mizbêaḥ, "the dedication of the altar" (H2598) — the very word that will name the later Feast of Dedication, which the Septuagint already renders enkainismos (so The Pulpit Commentary, citing John 10:22). Yahweh fixes the tempo: "a prince one for the day, a prince one for the day" (v. 11). Benson finds the reason in grace — "the dedication continued no less than twelve days… and gave to every tribe an opportunity, by its representative, to express their devotion… and to receive tokens of gracious acceptance." Jamieson, Fausset & Brown add the courtly picture of an Eastern king receiving tribute "singly and with ostentatious display," and K&D supply the homely logistic: the court simply could not receive, slaughter and burn 252 animals in one day.
Then the text does something the modern ear resists: it repeats the identical inventory twelve times — silver dish, silver bowl, gold cup, bull, ram, lamb, goat, the peace-feast — changing only the prince's name. This sameness is not the redactor's fatigue but the chapter's doctrine. Albert Barnes: "The twelve offerings are strictly alike." Matthew Henry: "All their offerings were the same; all the tribes of Israel had an equal share in the altar, and an equal interest in the sacrifices offered upon it." John Gill draws the line forward: "as those that believe in Christ have an altar which is himself, they have a joint right to partake of, and have an equal share in the benefits of righteousness, peace, pardon, and atonement by him; see Hebrews 13:10." And inside every joyful day stands one ḥaṭṭāṯ, one sin-offering — Henry again: "in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering… even in our most joyful services." The only variation Scripture permits is the name on the gift; the grace is identical for Judah and for Naphtali alike.
The summary (vv. 84–88) tallies the whole — 2,400 shekels of silver, 120 of gold, 240 beasts — and Benson hears in the careful arithmetic a stewardship: the weight is "accurately set down by Moses, that the priests might know exactly how much… they had received, and that none of it might be sacrilegiously purloined." The chapter that opened "on the day" (v. 1) closes "after it was anointed" (v. 88), and Matthew Poole pounces on the shift: the closing word is "very conveniently added to explain in what sense he had so oft said that this was done in the day when it was anointed, to wit, not exactly, but in a latitude." The grammar quietly resolves its own opening crux.
Then comes v. 89, the lightning. Moses enters the tent, and he heard the voice mid·dab·bêr — a Hithpael participle, the voice speaking-itself, making itself heard — "from between the two cherubim above the kappōreth," the atonement-cover (H3727, from kâphar, "to cover/atone"). The voices converge here as nowhere else. Barnes: "God meets Moses the mediator of the people, not as before on the peak of Sinai far away, but in the midst of them, in the dwelling-place which He henceforth vouchsafed to tenant." K&D: "Jehovah acknowledged it as His sanctuary, by causing Moses… to hear the voice of Him that spake to him from between the two cherubim." Jamieson, Fausset & Brown press it furthest, calling the voice "the fulfilment… of a special promise made by the Lord Christ Himself, the Angel of the Covenant" (Exodus 25:22). Against this, the synthesis fairly records the dissent of the Cambridge Bible, which judges it "An isolated and mutilated fragment" — a source-critical verdict noted, not endorsed. The dwelling the people finished, God now fills with speech.
Read under Sola Scriptura, Numbers 7 is a chapter about who initiates. It begins with a finished house — nothing is offered until the dwelling stands (v. 1) — and the first gift waits on a single divine word, qaḥ, "take" (v. 5). The order is unbreakable: God commands the dwelling, God completes it through Moses, God authorises the gift, God receives it, God distributes it by measure, and at the last God speaks from inside it. Even the famous repetition serves this: twelve princes, twelve identical gifts, one altar — the text refuses to rank the tribes, because the access it describes is not earned by the size or originality of the gift but granted equally to all who draw near. And note what the chapter buries in the middle of its joy: a sin-offering every single day. The most festal week in the camp still confesses that the worshiper comes covered, never clean of himself. Then the structure closes the loop. The whole apparatus of silver and gold and slaughter exists so that one man may walk in and hear a voice — and the voice issues from above the kappōreth, the lid that covers the broken law inside the ark. The gifts do not buy the voice; they prepare the room in which grace chooses to speak. A finished sanctuary, an equal welcome, an atonement-cover, and a God who answers: that is the gospel shape of the longest chapter in the Torah.
The gifts do not purchase the voice; they only prepare the room where grace consents to speak — from above the cover that hides the broken law.
AI-generated connections. Each carries a verification badge with a recorded basis; contested links are flagged.
The chapter's keyword ḥănukkâh (H2598, "dedication, initiation") is genuinely rare — only seven verses in the whole Hebrew Bible carry it. The Verifier confirms a verbal link to Nehemiah 12:27, the dedication of Jerusalem's wall, on this shared lexeme. The same root names the post-exilic Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah); the Pulpit Commentary already connects the Septuagint's enkainismos here with John 10:22. Because the word is so scarce, every recurrence is load-bearing: vv. 10, 11, 84, 88 within this chapter, then Nehemiah, then the feast.
Numbers 7:84 · Nehemiah 12:27
basis: rare shared lexeme H2598 chănukkâh (in only 7 vv) — Hebrew↔Hebrew, per Verifier
Verse 89 is the narrative fulfilment of the promise in Exodus 25:22: "there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim." The Verifier confirms a dense verbal overlap — four shared lexemes including kappōreth (H3727, the mercy-seat, in 22 vv), kᵉrûb (H3742, cherub, 66 vv), ‘êdûth (H5715, testimony, 59 vv) and ’ārôn (H727, ark). Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Poole, Gill and Keil & Delitzsch all read v. 89 as the discharge of that pledge. The verbal density of the shared vocabulary, not a mere theme, secures the tier.
Numbers 7:89 · Exodus 25:22
basis: shared lexemes H3727 kappôreth (22 vv), H3742 kᵉrûwb (66 vv), H5715 ʻêdûwth (59 vv), H727 ʼârôwn (174 vv) — Hebrew↔Hebrew, per Verifier
The grain-offering description repeated for every prince ("fine flour mixed with oil," v. 13 and throughout) is not free composition but the set legal phrase of the meal-offering. The Verifier reports it as a verbal match with Numbers 28:13 on four shared lexemes — bâlal (H1101, "to drench," 41 vv), sōleth (H5560, "fine flour," 52 vv), shemen (H8081, "oil") and minchâh (H4503, "grain-offering"). The same formula recurs at Leviticus 14:10. The combination of the moderately rare bâlal and sōleth with the technical minchâh makes this a quotation of the sacrificial statute, not a coincidence.
Numbers 7:13 · Numbers 28:13 · Leviticus 14:10
basis: shared lexemes H1101 bâlal (41 vv), H5560 çôleth (52 vv), H8081 shemen, H4503 minchâh — formulaic meal-offering phrase, Hebrew↔Hebrew, per Verifier
The animal roster each prince brings for the ‘ōlâh (vv. 15, 21, 27…) — bull, ram, lamb — is the fixed sacrificial vocabulary of Israel's worship. The Verifier ties v. 15 to Isaiah 1:11 on four shared lexemes: par (H6499, "young bull," 119 vv), ’ayil (H352, "ram," 170 vv), kebes (H3532, "lamb," 100 vv) and ‘ōlâh (H5930, "burnt-offering," 261 vv). Because these are common cultic words, the link is structural / thematic — confirmed, not verbal: shared institution, no quotation. The resonance is pointed, though, and runs the wrong way — Isaiah names this very set ("the fat of fed beasts… of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats") only to say the LORD is weary of it when offered without obedience. Numbers 7 is the gift God receives with delight; Isaiah 1 the same gift He refuses. The contrast belongs to the prophets' reading of the cult, not to the wording.
Numbers 7:15 · Isaiah 1:11
basis: shared common cultic lexemes H6499 par (119 vv), H352 ʼayil (170 vv), H3532 kebes (100 vv), H5930 ʻôlâh (261 vv) — same sacrificial set, not a quotation; Verifier tiers structural
The qᵉ‘ārâh (H7086, "deep dish/platter") of v. 13 is a rare vessel-word (17 verses). The Verifier links it to Exodus 37:16 and Exodus 25:29, the dishes of the showbread table, but tiers the connection structural / thematic rather than verbal — a single shared lexeme of moderate rarity, naming the same kind of object across the sanctuary furnishings, with no quotation claim. Cambridge glosses the word "a dish" and cross-references Exodus 25:29 and Exodus 37:16; K&D make exactly the same connection.
Numbers 7:13 · Exodus 37:16 · Exodus 25:29
basis: single shared lexeme H7086 qᵉʻârâh (17 vv) — same vessel-type, no quotation; Verifier tiers structural
The cast of v. 2 ("the princes of Israel… the tribes") and the day-order of the offerings (vv. 12–78) are governed by the camp arrangement of Numbers 2, not by birth: Judah first, Naphtali last. The Verifier ties the vocabulary of nâsî (H5387, prince, 120 vv) and maṭṭeh (H4294, tribe/staff, 205 vv) to the tribal-prince lists of Numbers 2:12, Numbers 2:20, etc., as a structural / thematic link — shared organising vocabulary, common words, no quotation. Poole: "in this offering they follow the order of their camp, and not of their birth"; K&D and JFB concur.
Numbers 7:2 · Numbers 2:12 · Numbers 1:5
basis: shared common lexemes H5387 nâsîyʼ (120 vv), H4294 maṭṭeh (205 vv) — organising vocabulary, not quotation; Verifier tiers structural
The proper names of the princes (Nahshon, Elishama son of Ammihud, etc.) clearly correspond to the roster of Numbers 1:5–15; K&D says so outright. But the Verifier returns no shared indexed lexeme when pairing Numbers 7:12 with Numbers 1:10 — the proper names are not carried in the lexical index it searches. The connection is real and is asserted by the commentators on prosopographical grounds, but it cannot be certified by the machine's shared-Strong's method, so it is honestly flagged rather than claimed as verbal.
Numbers 7:12 · Numbers 1:5 · Numbers 1:10
basis: Verifier found no shared indexed lexeme (proper names not in the index); the link rests on the commentators' identification, not on a computed lexical basis
The Kohathite rule of v. 9 — the holiest things borne "upon the shoulder," never on a wagon — is read by the voices forward to the death of Uzzah, who steadied the ark on a new cart in violation of this very ordinance (2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 15:13). The Pulpit Commentary and Cambridge both draw the line explicitly. The Verifier was not asked for a verbal basis here (the link is the commentators' typological-historical reading, resting on the shared institution rather than on shared wording), so it is tiered structural/thematic and attributed to the voices.
Numbers 7:9 · 2 Samuel 6:6 · 1 Chronicles 15:13
basis: shared institution (ark-bearing by shoulder vs. cart); the cross-reference is the commentators' (Pulpit, Cambridge), not a computed lexical match
AI-generated reading; weigh it against the text.
The twelvefold identical offering teaches that every tribe has "an equal share in the altar." John Gill makes the Christological turn verbatim on v. 17: "as those that believe in Christ have an altar which is himself, they have a joint right to partake of, and have an equal share in the benefits of righteousness, peace, pardon, and atonement by him; see Hebrews 13:10." The structural sameness of the gifts becomes a figure of the one access of all believers to the one altar. The same voice reads the summed animals of vv. 87–88 the same way: by them "the twelve tribes, expressed their faith in Christ, the antitype of those sacrifices, and their hope of his coming into the world to be a sacrifice for sin, and of their atonement, reconciliation, peace, pardon, and salvation by him." The bull-ram-lamb of the burnt-offering, the goat of the sin-offering, the feast of the peace-offering — each is taken to point to one fulfilment. This reading, the church's equal share in Christ as altar and the sacrifices as figures of His one offering, is the widely-held Reformed application, here in the words of an eighteenth-century voice.
Numbers 7:17 · Numbers 7:87 · Hebrews 13:10
That the voice in v. 89 issues from above the kappōreth — the atonement-cover (H3727, from kâphar) over the broken law — is read by the older voices as a foreshadowing of the incarnate Word who speaks God to man. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown make the identification most boldly, calling the heard voice "the fulfilment, at the dedication of the tabernacle, of a special promise made by the Lord Christ Himself, the Angel of the Covenant." Matthew Henry presses the same: "He who now spake to Moses… from between the Cherubim, was the Eternal Word, the second Person in the Trinity; for all God's communion with man is by his Son… who is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever" (Hebrews 13:8). Benson calls God's audible voice "an earnest of the incarnation of the Son of God, when… the Word should be made flesh" (John 1:14), and reports that the conviction "he who spake to Moses was the Eternal Word, was the belief of many of the ancients" — naming the reading's antiquity, not minting it. As a cross-Testament (Greek↔Hebrew) link it rests on typology and theme, never on shared Strong's numbers.
Numbers 7:89 · Hebrews 9:5 · John 1:14
Nahshon of Judah offers first (v. 12), not by birthright but by the dignity God assigned Judah (Numbers 2:3). John Gill notes that Nahshon, uniquely, is not titled "prince" here, and reads the bare "the one who offered first" as pointing past the man: "the chief prince… most peculiarly belongs to a greater Personage, even the Messiah, who… did spring from that tribe." Nahshon stands in the royal and messianic line (Matthew 1:4; Ruth 4:20); Judah's precedence at the altar prefigures the precedence of Judah's greater Son. This is a figural reading offered by a single voice; the synthesis records it as a typological proposal, not a certified link.
Numbers 7:12 · Matthew 1:4 · Revelation 5:5
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Named voices, quoted verbatim from public-domain works:
This unit is Hebrew throughout, so every verbal thread-basis is a Hebrew↔Hebrew shared Strong's match as computed by the Verifier. The two genuinely verbal intra-Testament links rest on rare or formulaic vocabulary: ḥănukkâh (H2598, only 7 vv) tying v. 84 to Nehemiah 12:27, and the four-lexeme mercy-seat cluster tying v. 89 to Exodus 25:22; the meal-offering phrase to Numbers 28:13 is verbal as a quoted statute. Links resting on a single moderately-rare word (H7086 qᵉ‘ārâh, the silver platter) or on common cultic and organising words — the burnt-offering set (par, ’ayil, kebes, ‘ōlâh) shared with Isaiah 1:11, the prince-and-tribe vocabulary (nâsî, maṭṭeh) — are downgraded to structural/thematic, exactly as the Verifier tiers them; the Isaiah resonance is doctrinally pointed (the same sacrifices God here welcomes, the prophet there refuses) but lexically common, so it is not claimed as a quotation. Two honest flags: (1) the obvious correspondence of the princes' names to Numbers 1:5–15 cannot be machine-certified, because the proper names are not in the lexical index — it is asserted by the commentators, not computed. (2) All cross-Testament Christological links (to Hebrews, John, Matthew) are Greek↔Hebrew and therefore cannot use shared Strong's numbers at all; they are tiered typological/thematic and attributed to the named voices. On the text itself: the rare word ṣāḇ (H6632, the "covered" wagons of v. 3) is philologically uncertain — the voices range from "litters" to "perhaps the text is corrupt" (Cambridge); the synthesis leaves the doubt visible rather than choosing for the reader. Finally, the deliberate twelvefold repetition (vv. 13–83) is treated as intentional theology, not redactional padding: the literal renderings of the repeated rows are given in full but flagged as identical, with the commentators' own reading — "strictly alike," "an equal share in the altar" — carried in the voices. Cambridge's source-critical judgment on v. 89 ("isolated and mutilated fragment") is recorded as a dissent, not adopted.
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