1The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle, 4which is disposed of among the Levites. 10, 12, &c. The offerings of the princes individually at the dedication of the altar. 89God speaketh to Moses from the mercy seat.
1AND it came to pass 1on the day that Moses had fully set up thea tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
1 Understand the first day of the first month of the second year after their exodus out of Egypt. See Exod. 40:17, 18.
a Exod. 40:18.
2That the 2princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
2 See Num. 1 on verse 16.
3And they brought their offering before the LORD, six 3covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they 4brought them before the tabernacle.
3 That is, which were arched, vaulted with their covering for the better keeping of things to be carried in there.
4 Other, offered the same.
4And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
5Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to 5every man according to his service.
5 Namely, unto each family of the Levites, that is, to the Gershonites, the Kohathites and the Merarites, whose offices and charges were described previously in Numbers 3 and 4.
6And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
7Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
8And 6four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, 7under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
6 The reason why he gave the Merarites more wagons and oxen than to the Gershonites see Num. 3 on verse 36.
7 That is, under his direction and inspection. See Gen. 41 on verse 35.
9But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service 8of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that 9they should bear upon their shoulders.
8 These were expressed in Num. 4:4, 5, 6, etc.
9 See Num. 4 on verse 15.
10¶And the princes offered 10for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering 11before the altar.
10 The Hebrew word properly signifies the action whereby something is consecrated to the LORD for a singular use by certain ceremonies, 2 Chron. 7:9; Ezra 6:16 and here in the sequel.
11 Namely, the altar of burnt offering.
11And the LORD said unto Moses, 12They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
12 Hebr. a prince upon one day, a prince upon one day shall offer their offering. See of this manner of speaking Gen. 7 on verse 2.
12¶And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, 13of the tribe of Judah:
13 That is, he did not offer particularly for himself, but in the name and on behalf of the whole tribe of Judah. The same is likewise to be understood of the following princes, that they have offered for their tribe.
13And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the 14shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil 15for a meat offering:
14 Of the value of half a rix dollar, that is, once as much as the common or civil shekel. See Gen. 20 on verse 16 and Gen. 23 on verse 15.
15 See Lev. 2 on verse 1 on the meat offering.
14One 16spoon of ten shekels of 17gold, full of incense:
16 Other, cooking pan, cup, or incense-plate.
17 Of the value of the golden shekel see Gen. 24 on verse 22.
1518One young bullock, one ram, one lamb 19of the first year, 20for a burnt offering:
18 Hebr. the son of a bull, and so in the sequel.
19 Hebr. son of his year, and so in the sequel.
20 See Gen. 8 on verse 20 and Lev. 6 on verse 9.
16One kid of the goats for a 21sin offering:
21 See Lev. 4 on verse 3.
17And 22for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs 23of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
22 See Lev. 3 on verse 1.
23 Hebr. sons of one year, and so in the sequel; that is, such as were one year old.
18¶On the second day Nethaneel the son of 24Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:
24 Hebr. Tsuar.
19He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
20One 25spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:
25 See verse 84.
21One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
22One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
23And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
24¶On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, 26did offer:
26 This is inserted here from verse 18 above, and so on the sequel.
25His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
26One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
27One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
28One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
29And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
30¶On the fourth day 27Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer:
27 Hebr. Elitsur.
31His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
32One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
33One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
34One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
35And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
36¶On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of 28Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer:
28 Hebr. Tsurischaddai.
37His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
38One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
39One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
40One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
41And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
42¶On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:
43His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
44One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
45One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
46One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
47And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
48¶On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:
49His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
50One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
51One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
52One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
53And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
54¶On the eighth day offered 29Gamaliel the son of 30Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:
29 Hebr. Gamliel.
30 Hebr. Pedatsur.
55His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
56One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
57One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
58One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
59And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
60¶On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered:
61His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
62One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
63One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
64One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
65And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
66¶On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered:
67His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
68One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
69One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
70One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
71And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
72 ¶ 31On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered:
31 Hebr. on the day of the eleven days; also verse 78.
73His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
74One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
75One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
76One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
77And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.
78¶On the 32twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
32 Hebr. on the day of the twelve days.
79His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
80One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
81One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
82One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
83And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
84This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:
85Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
86The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.
87All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
88And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
89And when Moses was gone into the 33tabernacle of the congregation to speak 34with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, 35from between the two cherubims: 36and he spake unto him.
33 Understand when the same was dedicated and consecrated to the service of the Lord. Before that time God spoke to Moses upon Mount Sinai, and elsewhere also.
34 Namely, with the Lord.
35 Therefore God is said to sit upon or dwell between the cherubims, 1 Sam. 4:4; 2 Kings 19:15; Psalm 80:1.
36 Namely, according as He had promised, Exod. 25.22.