1And it happened on the day when Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and consecrated it, along with all its equipment, and the altar with all its equipment; he anointed them and consecrated them.
2Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, drew near — these were the leaders of the tribes, those who stood over the ones who had been counted.
3They brought their offering before Yahweh: six covered carts and twelve oxen — a cart for every two of the leaders, and an ox for each one — and they presented them before the tabernacle.
4And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying:
5“Take them from them, and they shall be used for doing the service of the tent of meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to each according to his service.”
6So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.
7Two of the carts and four of the oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;
8and four of the carts and eight of the oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
9But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things was theirs; they carried them on the shoulder.
10And the leaders brought the dedication offering of the altar on the day it was anointed; the leaders presented their offering before the altar.
11And Yahweh said to Moses: “One leader each day, one leader each day, they shall present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”
12The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.
13His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
14one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;
15one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
16one male goat for a sin offering;
17and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented his offering.
19He presented as his offering one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
20one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;
21one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
22one male goat for a sin offering;
23and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
24On the third day was the leader of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.
25His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
26one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;
27one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
28one male goat for a sin offering;
29and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
30On the fourth day was the leader of the sons of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur.
31His offering was one silver dish, its weight one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
32one dish of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
33one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
34one male goat for a sin offering;
35and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
36On the fifth day, the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
37His offering was one silver dish, its weight one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
38one dish of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
39one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
40one male goat for a sin offering;
41and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
42On the sixth day, the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph son of Deuel.
43His offering was one silver dish, its weight one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
44one dish of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
45one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
46one male goat for a sin offering;
47and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
48On the seventh day, the leader of the sons of Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud.
49His offering was one silver dish, its weight one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
50one dish of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
51one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
52one male goat for a sin offering;
53and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
54On the eighth day, the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
55His offering was one silver dish, its weight one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
56one dish of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
57one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
58one male goat for a sin offering;
59and for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
60On the ninth day, the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan son of Gideoni.
61His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
62one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;
63one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
64one male goat for a sin offering;
65and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
66On the tenth day, the leader for the sons of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
67His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
68one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;
69one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
70one male goat for a sin offering;
71and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
72On the eleventh day, the leader for the sons of Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran.
73His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
74one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;
75one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
76one male goat for a sin offering;
77and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ochran.
78On the twelfth day, the leader for the sons of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
79His offering was one silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels by the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
80one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;
81one bull, a young of the herd, one ram, one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;
82one male goat for a sin offering;
83and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
84This was the dedication of the altar, on the day it was anointed, from the leaders of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver basins, twelve gold pans;
85each silver dish a hundred and thirty shekels, and each basin seventy — all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels by the sanctuary shekel;
86twelve gold pans full of incense, ten shekels each pan by the sanctuary shekel — all the gold of the pans a hundred and twenty shekels.
87All the cattle for the burnt offering: twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs in their first year, with their grain offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering.
88And all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings: twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, sixty male lambs in their first year. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed.
89And when Moses came into the tent of meeting to speak with him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the atonement cover that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to him.
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