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Numbers 7

Numbers 7:2

Offerings of Dedication · Numbers 7:1–89
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Translations

Modern
And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
Traditional
That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
Literal
The leaders of Israel, the heads of the houses of their fathers, they were the leaders of the tribes; these stood over the numbered and made an offering.
Latin
…obtulerunt principes Israël et capita familiarum, qui erant per singulas tribus, præfectique eorum, qui numerati fuerant,

Original

Hebrew
English
And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.

Notes

Numbers 7:2–9

  • The same tribal leaders who helped with the registration in chapter 1 also appear in 7:2–3. The non-Levitical tribes gave the Gershonites and Merarites wagons and oxen to move the heavy parts of the tabernacle and other items (see chapter 4).

  • These vehicles and animals were the first offerings from the Hebrew tribes (7:2). The tribal leaders also presented these practical gifts along with the more elaborate offerings they dedicated (7:10, 12–83).

Numbers 7:1–89

This is a detailed description of the offerings made by Israel's 12 tribes during the dedication of the tabernacle. They dedicated these gifts for 12 days.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Cattle Deuteronomy, Book of Numbers, Book of Offerings and Sacrifices

Topics

Dedication: Subjects of Tabernacle Government: Executive officers of Tribes and Cities Liberality: Princes of Israel Offerings: Different Kinds of Gifts Tabernacle: Free-Will offerings Made at the First Rearing of The Altar of Burnt-Offering: Offering at the Dedication of