Offerings by the tribal leaders
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📚And it came about on the day that Moses had completed setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils, and had anointed them, and sanctified them, 2 📚that the leaders of Israel, heads of their fathers’ households, who were the leaders of the tribes, and who were over those who were numbered, presented offerings.7:2 The twelve leaders of the tribes of Israel brought exactly the same offerings and gifts, but each one is listed in full, with the name of each leader. God sees what we offer Him whether it is good or bad. If it is good He rejoices in it, He remembers it and He will reward it (Matt 10:42; Heb 6:10; Rev 22:12). If God’s people really believed this they would not be reluctant to give to God’s work.⚜
3 And they brought their offering before the LORD: six covered wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox. And they brought them in front of the tabernacle.
4 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 5 📚“Take it from them for doing the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service”.
6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites. 7 📚He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon in accordance with their service. 8 📚And he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, in accordance with their service under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 📚But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath, because their part of the work of the sanctuary was carrying things on their shoulders.
10 📚And the leaders made their offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day that it was anointed. The leaders presented their offering before the altar. 11 📚And the LORD said to Moses, “They shall present their offering, each leader on his day, for the dedication of the altar”.
12 📚And the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah; 13 📚and his offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, 📖 one silver bowl of seventy shekels in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 14 📚one ladle of ten shekels 📖 of gold, full of incense, 15 📚one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 16 📚one young goat for a sin offering, 17 📚and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
18 📚On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, made an offering. 19 He presented as his offering one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 20 one ladle of gold of ten shekels, full of incense, 21 📚one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 22 one young goat for a sin offering, 23 📚and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
24 📚On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the children of Zebulun, made an offering. 25 His offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 26 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 27 📚one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 28 one young goat for a sin offering, 29 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
30 📚On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the children of Reuben, made an offering. 31 His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 32 📚one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 33 one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 34 one young goat for a sin offering, 35 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
36 📚On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon, made an offering. 37 His offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 38 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 39 📚One young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 40 one young goat for a sin offering, 41 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 42 📚On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the children of Gad, made an offering. 43 📚His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 44 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 45 📚one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 46 one young goat for a sin offering, 47 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
48 📚On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim, made an offering. 49 His offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 50 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 51 one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 52 one young goat for a sin offering, 53 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
54 📚On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh, made an offering. 55 His offering was one silver dish of the weight of a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 56 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 57 one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 58 one young goat for a sin offering, 59 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
7:4-5 The things we bring to God with a true heart are acceptable to Him. It is God’s way that the servants of God should be supported by the gifts of those whom they serve (Lev 7:14; Num 18:8-32; 1 Cor 9:7-14; Matt 10:9-11; 1 Tim 5:17-18).⚜
60 📚On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the children of Benjamin, made an offering. 61 His offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 62 📚one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 63 one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 64 one young goat for a sin offering, 65 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
66 📚On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children of Dan, made an offering. 67 His offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 68 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 69 one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 70 one young goat for a sin offering, 71 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
72 📚On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, leader of the children of Asher, made an offering. 73 📚His offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 74 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 75 one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 76 one young goat for a sin offering, 77 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.
78 📚On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali, made an offering. 79 His offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, 80 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense, 81 one young ox, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt offering, 82 one young goat for a sin offering, 83 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
84 📚This was the dedication offerings of the leaders of Israel for the altar on the day when it was anointed: twelve dishes of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve gold ladles, 85 📚each silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, 📖 each bowl seventy. All the silver utensils weighed two thousand four hundred shekels, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel. 86 There were twelve gold ladles, full of incense, weighing ten shekels each, in accordance with the sanctuary shekel. The total gold of the ladles was a hundred and twenty shekels. 📖 87 The total of the oxen for the burnt offering was twelve oxen, the rams twelve, the lambs a year old twelve, with their grain offering, and the young goats for a sin offering twelve. 88 📚And the total oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings was twenty-four oxen, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the lambs a year old sixty. This was for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed. 89 📚And when Moses had gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking to him from the mercy seat that was on the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim. And he spoke to him.