Numbers 7:1-47 ▼

1 And it came to pass in the day in which Moses finished the setting-up of the tabernacle, that he anointed it, and consecrated it, and all its furniture, and the altar and all its furniture, he even anointed them, and consecrated them.

2 And the princes of Israel brought gifts , twelve princes of their fathers' houses: these were the heads of tribes, these are they that presided over the numbering.

3 And they brought their gift before the Lord, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen; a waggon from two princes, and a calf from each: and they brought them before the tabernacle.

4 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

5 Take of them, and they shall be for the works of the services of the tabernacle of witness: and thou shalt give them to the Levites, to each one according to his ministration.

6 And Moses took the waggons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.

7 And he gave two waggons and four oxen to the sons of Gedson, according to their ministrations.

8 And four waggons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari according to their ministrations, by Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

9 But to the sons of Caath he gave them not, because they have the ministrations of the sacred things: they shall bear them on their shoulders.

10 And the rulers brought gifts for the dedication of the altar, in the day in which he anointed it, and the rulers brought their gifts before the altar.

11 And the Lord said to Moses, One chief each day, they shall offer their gifts a chief each day for the dedication of the altar.

12 And he that offered his gift on the first day, was Naasson the son of Aminadab, prince of the tribe of Juda.

13 And he brought his gift, one silver charger of a hundred and thirty shekels was its weight, one silver bowl, of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.

14 One golden censer of ten shekels full of incense.

15 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering;

16 and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

17 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Naasson the son of Aminadab.

18 On the second day Nathanael son of Sogar, the prince of the tribe of Issachar, brought his offering .

19 And he brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.

20 One censer of ten golden shekels, full of incense.

21 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,

22 and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

23 And for a sacrifice, a peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Nathanael the son of Sogar.

24 On the third day the prince of the sons of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Chaelon.

25 He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.

26 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.

27 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,

28 and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

29 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Eliab the son of Chaelon.

30 On the fourth day Elisur the son of Sediur, the prince of the children of Ruben.

31 He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.

32 One golden censer of ten shekels full of incense.

33 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,

34 and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

35 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Elisur the son of Sediur.

36 On the fifth day the prince of the children of Symeon, Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

37 He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.

38 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.

39 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,

40 and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

41 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

42 On the sixth day the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.

43 He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.

44 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.

45 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,

46 and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

47 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Elisaph the son of Raguel.