Chapter 7

¹And it came to pass in the day that Moses had finished the tabernacle, and set it up, and had anointed and sanctified it with all its vessels, the altar likewise and all the vessels thereof, ²The princes of Israel and the heads of the families, in every tribe, who were the rulers of them who had been numbered, offered ³Their gifts before the Lord, six wagons covered, and twelve oxen. Two princes offered one wagon, and each one an ox, and they offered them before the tabernacle. ⁴And the Lord said to Moses: ⁵Receive them from them to serve in the ministry of the tabernacle, and thou shalt deliver them to the Levites according to the order of their ministry. ⁶Moses therefore receiving the wagons and the oxen, delivered them to the Levites. ⁷Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gerson, according to their necessity. ⁸The other four wagons, and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their offices and service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. ⁹But to the sons of Caath he gave no wagons or oxen: because they serve in the sanctuary and carry their burdens upon their own shoulders. ¹⁰And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar on the day when it was anointed, their oblation before the altar. ¹¹And the Lord said to Moses: Let each of the princes one day after another offer their gifts for the dedication of the altar. ¹²The first day Nahasson the son of Aminadab of the tribe of Juda offered his offering: ¹³And his offering was a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for ¹⁴A little mortar of ten sides of gold full of incense: ¹⁵An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ¹⁶And a buck goat for sin: ¹⁷And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Nahasson the son of Aminadab. ¹⁸The second day Nathanael the son of Suar, prince of the tribe of Issachar, made his offering, ¹⁹A silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ²⁰A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense: ²¹An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ²²And a buck goat for sin: ²³And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Nathanael the son of Suar. ²⁴The third day the prince of the sons of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon, ²⁵Offered a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides by the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ²⁶A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense: ²⁷An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ²⁸And a buck goat for sin: ²⁹And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This is the oblation of Eliab the son of Helon. ³⁰The fourth day the prince of the sons of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur, ³¹Offered a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ³²A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense: ³³An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old, for a holocaust: ³⁴And a buck goat for sin: ³⁵And for victims of peace offerings two oxen, five rams, five buck goats. five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Elisur the son of Sedeur. ³⁶The fifth day the prince of the sons of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai, ³⁷Offered a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides after the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ³⁸A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense: ³⁹An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ⁴⁰And a buck goat for sin: ⁴¹And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Salamiel the son of Surisaddai. ⁴²The sixth day the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel, ⁴³Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides by the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ⁴⁴A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense: ⁴⁵An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ⁴⁶And a buck goat for sin: ⁴⁷And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Duel. ⁴⁸The seventh day the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elisama the son Ammiud, ⁴⁹Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of hour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ⁵⁰A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense : ⁵¹An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ⁵²And a buck goat for sin: ⁵³And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Elisama the son of Ammiud. ⁵⁴The eighth day the prince of the sons of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur, ⁵⁵Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ⁵⁶A little mortar of gold weighing ten sicles full of incense: ⁵⁷An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ⁵⁸And a buck goat for sin: ⁵⁹And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Phadassur. ⁶⁰The ninth day the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon, ⁶¹Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides by the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ⁶²A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense: ⁶³An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a, holocaust: ⁶⁴And a buck goat for sin: ⁶⁵And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gedeon. ⁶⁶The tenth day the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai, ⁶⁷Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ⁶⁸A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense : ⁶⁹An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ⁷⁰And a buck goat for sin: ⁷¹And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai. ⁷²The eleventh day the prince of the sons of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran, ⁷³Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ⁷⁴A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense: ⁷⁵An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ⁷⁶And a buck goat for sin: ⁷⁷And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Phegiel the son of Ochran. ⁷⁸The twelfth day the prince of the sons of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan, ⁷⁹Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: ⁸⁰A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense: ⁸¹An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust: ⁸²And a buck goat for sin: ⁸³And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. ⁸⁴These were the offerings made by the princes of Israel in the dedication of the altar, in the day wherein it was consecrated. Twelve dishes of silver: twelve silver bowls: twelve little mortars of gold: ⁸⁵Each dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides of silver, and each bowl seventy sides: that is, putting all the vessels of silver together, two thousand four hundred sides, by the weight of the sanctuary. ⁸⁶Twelve little mortars of gold full of incense, weighing ten sides apiece, by the weight of the sanctuary: that is, in all a hundred and twenty sides of gold. ⁸⁷Twelve oxen out of the herd for a holocaust, twelve rams, twelve lambs of a year old, and their libations: twelve buck goats for sin. ⁸⁸And for sacrifices of peace offerings, oxen twenty-four, rams sixty, buck goats sixty, lambs of a year old sixty. These things were offered in the dedication of the altar, when it was anointed. ⁸⁹And when Moses entered into the tabernacle of the covenant, to consult the oracle, he heard the voice of one speaking to him from the propitiatory, that was over the ark between the two cherubims, and from this place he spoke to him.