Offerings of the Leaders
1 Now on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also.
2 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who were over the numbered men).
3 When they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart foreverytwo of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them before the tabernacle.
4 Then the Lordspoke to Moses, saying,
5 “Acceptthese thingsfrom them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites,toeach man according to his service.”
6 So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.
7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service,
8 and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
9 But he did not giveanyto the sons of Kohath because theirswasthe service of the holyobjects, whichthey carried on the shoulder.
10 The leaders offered the dedicationofferingfor the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.
11 Then the Lordsaid to Moses, “Let them present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”
12 Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;
13 and his offeringwasone silverdish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according tothe shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
14 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
15 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
16 one male goat for a sin offering;
17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presentedan offering;
19 he presented as his offering one silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
20 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
21 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
22 one male goat for a sin offering;
23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
24 On the third dayit wasEliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun;
25 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
26 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
27 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
28 one male goat for a sin offering;
29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
30 On the fourth dayit wasElizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben;
31 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
32 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
33 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
34 one male goat for a sin offering;
35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
36 On the fifth dayit wasShelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon;
37 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
38 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
39 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
40 one male goat for a sin offering;
41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
42 On the sixth dayit wasEliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad;
43 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
44 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
45 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
46 one male goat for a sin offering;
47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
48 On the seventh dayit wasElishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim;
49 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
50 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
51 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
52 one male goat for a sin offering;
53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
54 On the eighth dayit wasGamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh;
55 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
56 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
57 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
58 one male goat for a sin offering;
59 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
60 On the ninth dayit wasAbidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin;
61 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
62 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
63 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
64 one male goat for a sin offering;
65 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
66 On the tenth dayit wasAhiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan;
67 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
68 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
69 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
70 one male goat for a sin offering;
71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
72 On the eleventh dayit wasPagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher;
73 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
74 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
75 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
76 one male goat for a sin offering;
77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.
78 On the twelfth dayit wasAhira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;
79 his offeringwasone silver dish whose weightwasone hundred and thirtyshekels,one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
80 one gold pan of tenshekels,full of incense;
81 one bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
82 one male goat for a sin offering;
83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. Thiswasthe offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
84 Thiswasthe dedicationofferingfor the altar from the leaders of Israel when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve gold pans,
85 each silver dishweighingone hundred and thirtyshekelsand each bowl seventy; all the silver of the utensilswas2,400shekels,according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
86 the twelve gold pans, full of incense,weighingtenshekelsapiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the pans 120shekels;
87 all the oxen for the burnt offering twelve bulls,allthe rams twelve, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering twelve, and the male goats for a sin offering twelve;
88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings 24 bulls,allthe rams 60, the male goats 60, the male lambs one year old 60. Thiswasthe dedicationofferingfor the altar after it was anointed.
89 Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, so He spoke to him.
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