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Numbers 7

Numbers 7:86

Offerings of Dedication · Numbers 7:1–89
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Translations

Modern
The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.
Traditional
The 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.
Literal
The twelve gold pans, full of incense, were ten by ten shekels apiece of the dishes, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons were a hundred and twenty shekels.
Latin
…mortariola aurea duodecim plena incenso, denos siclos appendentia pondere sanctuarii: id est, simul auri sicli centum viginti:

Original

Hebrew
English
The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.

Notes

Numbers 7:84–88

This paragraph first summarizes the gifts and offerings from each tribe. Then it lists expensive containers, offerings, incense, and sacrificial animals. These large and costly gifts showed the importance of the altar, the tabernacle, and the God who was served there. The law required these sacrifices, but the Hebrews gave the special gifts generously.

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.

Measurements

  • twenty shekels: About 3 lb (1.4 kg)

Glossary

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

Topics

Dedication: Subjects of Tabernacle Offerings: Different Kinds of Gifts Shekel used to Weigh: Gold Tabernacle: Free-Will offerings Made at the Dedication of the Altar of The Altar of Burnt-Offering: Offering at the Dedication of