he Leader’s Offerings

7:1 1 When Moses had completed setting up the tabernacle, 2  he

anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and he anointed
and consecrated the altar and all its utensils. 7:2 Then the leaders of
Israel, the heads of their clans, 3  made an offering. They were the leaders
of the tribes; they were the ones who had been supervising  4  the
numbering. 7:3 They brought 5  their offering before the LORD, six
covered carts 6  and twelve oxen – one cart for every two of the leaders,
and an ox for each one; and they presented them in front of the
tabernacle.
The Distribution of the Gifts
7:4 Then the LORD spoke to Moses: 7:5 “Receive these gifts 7  from
them, that they may be 8  used in doing the work 9  of the tent of meeting;
and you must give them to the Levites, to every man 10  as his service
requires.” 11 
7:6 So Moses accepted the carts and the oxen and gave them to the
Levites. 7:7 He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their
service required; 7:8 and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the
Merarites, as their service required, under the authority 12  of Ithamar
son of Aaron the priest. 7:9 But to the Kohathites he gave none, because
the service of the holy things, which they carried 13  on their shoulders,
was their responsibility. 14 
The Time of Presentation
7:10 The leaders offered 15  gifts 16  for 17  the dedication 18  of the altar
when it was anointed. 19  And the leaders presented 20  their offering before
the altar. 7:11 For the LORD said to Moses, “They must present their
offering, one leader for each day, 21  for the dedication of the altar.”
The Tribal Offerings
7:12 The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon
son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. 22  7:13 His offering was one
silver platter weighing 130 shekels, 23  and one silver sprinkling bowl
weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of
them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:14 one
gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense; 7:15 one young bull, one
ram, and one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering; 7:16 one
male goat for a purification offering; 7:17 and for the sacrifice of peace
offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in
their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
7:18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar,
presented an offering. 7:19 He offered for his offering one silver platter
weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70, both
according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed
with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:20 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels,
full of incense; 7:21 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its
first year, for a burnt offering; 7:22 one male goat for a purification
offering; 7:23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five
rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was
the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
7:24 On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the Zebulunites,
presented an offering. 24  7:25 His offering was one silver platter
weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70
shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine
flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:26 one gold pan
weighing 10 shekels, full of incense; 7:27 one young bull, one ram, and
one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering; 7:28 one male goat
for a purification offering; 7:29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings:
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first
year. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
7:30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the
Reubenites, presented an offering. 7:31 His offering was one silver
platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70
shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine
flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:32 one gold pan
weighing 10 shekels, full of incense; 7:33 one young bull, one ram, and
one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering; 7:34 one male goat
for a purification offering; 7:35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings:
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the
Simeonites, presented an offering. 7:37 His offering was one silver
platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70
shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine
flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:38 one gold pan
weighing 10 shekels; 7:39 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb
in its first year, for a burnt offering; 7:40 one male goat for a
purification offering; 7:41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two
bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This
was the offering of Sheloumiel son of Zurishaddai.
7:42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the Gadites,
presented an offering. 7:43 His offering was one silver platter weighing
130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both
according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed
with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:44 one gold pan weighing 10
shekels; 7:45 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first
year, for a burnt offering; 7:46 one male goat for a purification
offering; 7:47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five
rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the
offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
7:48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the
Ephraimites, presented an offering. 7:49 His offering was one silver
platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70
shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine
flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:50 one gold pan
weighing 10 shekels, full of incense; 7:51 one young bull, one ram, and
one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering; 7:52 one male goat
for a purification offering; 7:53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings:
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
7:54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the
Manassehites, presented an offering. 7:55 His offering was one silver
platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70
shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine
flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:56 one gold pan
weighing 10 shekels, full of incense; 7:57 one young bull, one ram, and
one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering; 7:58 one male goat
for a purification offering; 7:59 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings:
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
7:60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the
Benjaminites, presented an offering. 7:61 His offering was one silver
platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70
shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine
flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:62 one gold pan
weighing 10 shekels, full of incense; 7:63 one young bull, one ram, and
one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering; 7:64 one male goat
for a purification offering; 7:65 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings:
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
7:66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Amishaddai, leader of the
Danites, presented an offering. 7:67 His offering was one silver platter
weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70
shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine
flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:68 one gold pan
weighing 10 shekels, full of incense; 7:69 one young bull, one ram, and
one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering; 7:70 one male goat
for a purification offering; 7:71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings:
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year.
This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Amishaddai.
7:72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the Asherites,
presented an offering. 7:73 His offering was one silver platter weighing
130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both
according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed
with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:74 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels,
full of incense; 7:75 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its
first year, for a burnt offering; 7:76 one male goat for a purification
offering; 7:77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five
rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the
offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
7:78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the Naphtalites,
presented an offering. 7:79 His offering was one silver platter weighing
130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both
according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed
with olive oil as a grain offering; 7:80 one gold pan weighing 10
shekels; 7:81 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first
year, for a burnt offering; 7:82 one male goat for a purification
offering; 7:83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five
rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the
offering of Ahira son of Enan.
Summary
7:84 This was the dedication for the altar from the leaders of Israel,
when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver sprinkling
bowls, and twelve gold pans. 7:85 Each silver platter weighed 130
shekels, and each silver sprinkling bowl weighed 70 shekels. All the
silver of the vessels weighed 2,400 shekels, according to the sanctuary
shekel. 7:86 The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed 10 shekels
each, according to the sanctuary shekel; all the gold of the pans weighed
120 shekels. 7:87 All the animals for the burnt offering were 12 young
bulls, 12 rams, 12 male lambs in their first year, with their grain
offering, and 12 male goats for a purification offering. 7:88 All the
animals for the sacrifice for the peace offering were 24 young bulls, 60
rams, 60 male goats, and 60 lambs in their first year. These were the
dedication offerings for the altar after it was anointed. 25 
7:89 Now when Moses went into 26  the tent of meeting to speak with
the LORD, 27  he heard the voice speaking to him from above the
atonement lid 28  that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the
two cherubim. 29  Thus he spoke to him.

  1 sn This long and repetitious chapter has several parts to it: the introduction (vv. 1-3), the
assigning of gifts (vv. 4-9), the time of presentation (vv. 10-11), and then the tribes (vv. 12-83), and
then a summary (vv. 84-89).
  2 tn The construction of this line begins with the temporal indicator (traditionally translated
“and it came to pass”) and then after the idiomatic “in the day of” (= “when”) uses the Piel
infinitive construct from ‫ ָּכלָה‬ (kalah). The infinitive is governed by the subjective genitive, “Moses,”
the formal subject of the clause. The object of the infinitive is the second infinitive, “to set up” (
‫ ְל ָהקִים‬, lÿhaqim). This infinitive, the Hiphil, serves as the direct object, answering the question of
what i