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Numbers 7

Numbers 7:9

Offerings of Dedication · Numbers 7:1–89
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Translations

Modern
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
Traditional
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
Literal
And to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things was theirs, which they carried on the shoulder.
Latin
Filiis autem Caath non dedit plaustra et boves: quia in sanctuario serviunt, et onera propriis portant humeris.

Original

Hebrew
English
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

Notes

Numbers 7:9

Later, the Israelites tried to move the ark of the covenant using a cart, but it ended tragically (1 Samuel 6:8, 11; 2 Samuel 6:3, 6–7).

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

Kohath: Son of Levi; Levite clan ancestor

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Cattle Deuteronomy, Book of Kohath, Kohathites Numbers, Book of Obed-Edom Offerings and Sacrifices

Topics

Church: Sanctuary Dedication: Subjects of Tabernacle Offerings: Different Kinds of Gifts Tabernacle: Free-Will offerings Made at the First Rearing of Tabernacle: How and by Whom Carried The Altar of Burnt-Offering: Offering at the Dedication of Wagon: General Scriptures Concerning