Read the Bible: Numbers 7 (pt. 2)

This is the second half of Numbers 7, beginning at v. 47. If you have not listened to part 1, verses 1-47, please do that before continuing or this will not make sense. Most of this text will be more of the same and then offer a summary of all the offerings made by the tribes of Israel for the dedication of the altar.

Numbers 7 (pt. 2) 

48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, made his offering. 

49 He offered for his offering one silver dish, weighing 130 hundred shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering:

50 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:

51 One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

52 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54 On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh, made his offering. 

55 He offered for his offering one silver dish, weighing 130 hundred shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering:

56 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:

57 One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

58 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

59 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, made his offering.

61 He offered for his offering one silver dish, weighing 130 hundred shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering:

62 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:

63 One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

64 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

65 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, made his offering. 

67 He offered for his offering one silver dish, weighing 130 hundred shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering:

68 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:

69 One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

70 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

71 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, made his offering.

73 He offered for his offering one silver dish, weighing 130 hundred shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering:

74 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:

75 One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

76 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

77 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.

78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, made his offering. 

79 He offered for his offering one silver dish, weighing 130 hundred shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering:

80 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:

81 One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

82 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

83 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

84 This was the dedication of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve dishes of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:

85 Each dish of silver weighing 130 shekels, each bowl 70: all the silver vessels weighed 2,400 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

86 The golden spoons were 12, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons were 120 shekels.

87 All the animals for the burnt offering were 12 bulls, 12 rams, 12 lambs of the first year , with their grain offering: and 12 kids of the goats for sin offering.

88 And all the animals for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were 24 bulls, 60 rams, 60 male goats, and 60 lambs of the first year. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.

89 When Moses went into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with the LORD, then he heard the voice of one speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim: and the LORD spoke to him.

See also: Numbers 7:48-89 in ESV, HCSB, NASB and NIV via Bible Gateway.

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