1   On the day that Moses completed the setting up of the Tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it; he also anointed and consecrated its equipment, and the altar and its vessels. 2   The chief men of Israel, heads of families—that is the chiefs of the tribes, who had assisted in 3   preparing the detailed lists—came forward and brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons and twelve oxen, one wagon from every two chiefs and from each one an ox. ^noteThese they brought forward before the Tabernacle; 4    5   and the Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘Accept these from them: they shall be used for the service of the Tent of the Presence. Assign them to the Levites as their several duties require.’

6   So Moses accepted the wagons and oxen and assigned them to the Levites. 7   He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites as

Israel in the wilderness of Sinai required for their service; 8   four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites as required for their service, in charge of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9   He gave none to the Kohathites because the service laid upon them was that of the holy things: these they had to carry themselves on their shoulders.

10   When the altar was anointed, the chiefs brought their gift for its dedication and presented their offering before it. 11   The Lord said to Moses, ‘Let the chiefs present their offering for the dedication of the altar one by one, on consecutive days.’

12   The chief who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah. 13   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; 14   one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 15   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 16    17   one he-goat as a sin-offering; and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

18   On the second day Nethaneel son of Zuar, chief of Issachar, brought his offering. 19   He brought one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; 20   one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 21   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 22   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 23   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Nethaneel son of Zuar.

24   On the third day the chief of the Zebulunites, Eliab son of Helon, came. 25   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; 26   one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 27   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 28   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 29   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

30   On the fourth day the chief of the Reubenites, Elizur son of Shedeur, came. 31   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; 32   one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 33   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 34   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 35   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and

Israel in the wilderness of Sinai five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

36   On the fifth day the chief of the Simeonites, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, came. 37   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 38    39   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 40   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 41   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

42   On the sixth day the chief of the Gadites, Eliasaph son of Reuel, ^note came. 43   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; 44   one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 45   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 46   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 47   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Reuel. ^note

48   On the seventh day the chief of the Ephraimites, Elishama son of Ammihud, came. 49   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 50    51   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 52   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 53   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

54   On the eighth day the chief of the Manassites, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, came. 55   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 56    57   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 58   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 59   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

60   On the ninth day the chief of the Benjamites, Abidan son of Gideoni, came. 61   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering;

Israel in the wilderness of Sinai one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 62    63   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 64   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 65   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

66   On the tenth day the chief of the Danites, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, came. 67   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 68    69   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 70   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 71   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

72   On the eleventh day the chief of the Asherites, Pagiel son of Ocran, came. 73   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; 74   one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 75   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 76   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 77   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

78   On the twelfth day the chief of the Naphtalites, Ahira son of Enan, came. 79   His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels by the sacred standard and one silver tossing-bowl weighing seventy, both full of flour mixed with oil as a grain-offering; 80   one saucer weighing ten gold shekels, full of incense; 81   one young bull, one full-grown ram, and one yearling ram, as a whole-offering; 82   one he-goat as a sin-offering; 83   and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five he-goats, and five yearling rams, as a shared-offering. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

84   This was the gift from the chiefs of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver tossing-bowls, and twelve golden saucers; 85   each silver dish weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, each silver tossing-bowl seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver vessels was two thousand four hundred shekels by the sacred standard. 86   There were twelve golden saucers full of incense, ten shekels each by the sacred standard: the total weight of the gold of the saucers was a hundred and twenty shekels. 87   The number of beasts for the whole-offering was twelve bulls, twelve full-grown rams, and twelve yearling rams, with the prescribed grain-offerings, and twelve he-goats for the sin-offering. 88   The number of beasts for the shared-offering

Israel in the wilderness of Sinai was twenty-four bulls, sixty full-grown rams, sixty he-goats, and sixty yearling rams. This was the gift for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed. 89   And when Moses entered the Tent of the Presence to speak with God, he heard the Voice speaking from above the cover over the Ark of the Tokens from between the two cherubim: the Voice spoke to him.

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