Numbers

¹When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings. He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.

²Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families — who were the tribal leaders who had been in charge of the counting — made offerings.

³They brought as their gifts before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen — one cart from every two leaders and an ox from each one. They presented them in front of the tabernacle.

⁴The LORD said to Moses,

⁵"Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man's work requires."

⁶So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.

⁷He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their work required,

⁸and four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their work required. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

⁹But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were to carry on their shoulders the holy things, for which they were responsible.

¹⁰When the altar was anointed, the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.

¹¹For the LORD had said to Moses, "Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar."

¹²The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.

¹³His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

¹⁴one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

¹⁵one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

¹⁶one male goat for a sin offering;

¹⁷and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

¹⁸On the second day Nethaneel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, brought his offering.

¹⁹His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

²⁰one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

²¹one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

²²one male goat for a sin offering;

²³and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nethaneel son of Zuar.

²⁴On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of Zebulun, brought his offering.

²⁵His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

²⁶one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

²⁷one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

²⁸one male goat for a sin offering;

²⁹and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

³⁰On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of Reuben, brought his offering.

³¹His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

³²one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

³³one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

³⁴one male goat for a sin offering;

³⁵and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

³⁶On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of Simeon, brought his offering.

³⁷His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

³⁸one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

³⁹one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁴⁰one male goat for a sin offering;

⁴¹and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

⁴²On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of Gad, brought his offering.

⁴³His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

⁴⁴one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

⁴⁵one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁴⁶one male goat for a sin offering;

⁴⁷and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

⁴⁸On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of Ephraim, brought his offering.

⁴⁹His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

⁵⁰one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

⁵¹one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁵²one male goat for a sin offering;

⁵³and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

⁵⁴On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of Manasseh, brought his offering.

⁵⁵His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

⁵⁶one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

⁵⁷one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁵⁸one male goat for a sin offering;

⁵⁹and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

⁶⁰On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of Benjamin, brought his offering.

⁶¹His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

⁶²one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

⁶³one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁶⁴one male goat for a sin offering;

⁶⁵and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

⁶⁶On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of Dan, brought his offering.

⁶⁷His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

⁶⁸one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

⁶⁹one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁷⁰one male goat for a sin offering;

⁷¹and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

⁷²On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of Asher, brought his offering.

⁷³His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

⁷⁴one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

⁷⁵one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁷⁶one male goat for a sin offering;

⁷⁷and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

⁷⁸On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of Naphtali, brought his offering.

⁷⁹His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

⁸⁰one gold dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense;

⁸¹one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁸²one male goat for a sin offering;

⁸³and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old for a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

⁸⁴These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls, and twelve gold dishes.

⁸⁵Each silver plate weighed 130 shekels and each sprinkling bowl weighed 70 shekels. Together, the silver dishes weighed 2,400 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

⁸⁶The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed 10 shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. Together, the gold dishes weighed 120 shekels.

⁸⁷The total number of animals for the burnt offering came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering. Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.

⁸⁸The total number of animals for the fellowship offering came to twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.

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 atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law. In this way the LORD spoke to him.