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The Fourth Book of Moses: Numbers

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- Chapter 7 -

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When Moses had finished setting up the sacred tent, he poured oil on it, and set it apart for the honor of Yahweh. He also dedicated the things that are inside the sacred tent, and the altar for burning sacrifices, and all the things that would be used at the altar.
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Then the leaders of the twelve Israelite tribes, the same men who had helped Aaron and Moses to count the men who could fight in battles,
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came to the sacred tent, bringing gifts to Yahweh. They brought six sturdy carts and twelve oxen, one ox from each of the leaders and a cart from each of the two leaders.
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Then Yahweh said to Moses,
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“Accept these gifts, in order that the descendants of Levi can use them for carrying the sacred items that are here at the sacred tent.”
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So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the descendants of Levi.
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He gave two carts and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon for their work,
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and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the descendants of Merari for their work. Aaron’s son Ithamar was the supervisor of all their work.
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But he did not give any carts or oxen to the descendants of Kohath, because they took care of the sacred items that were to be carried on their shoulders, not on carts.
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On the day that the altar was dedicated, the twelve leaders brought other gifts to be dedicated and put them in front of the altar.
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Yahweh said to Moses, “On each of the next twelve days one leader should bring his gifts for the dedication of the altar.”
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On the first day, Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They both were weighed using the standard scales,
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and a small gold dish that weighed 113 grams and was filled with incense.
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They also brought the gifts of a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the second day, Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram. Both of these were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings. They were both weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Nethanel also brought the gifts of a young bull,
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a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the third day, Eliab son of Helon, leader of the tribe of Zebulun brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Eliab also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the fourth day, Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the tribe of Reuben brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Elizur also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the fifth day, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the tribe of Simeon brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings;
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they both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Shelumiel also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the sixth day, Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the tribe of Gad brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed about 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Eliasaph also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the seventh day, Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the tribe of Ephraim brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Elishama also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the eighth day, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the tribe of Manasseh brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Gamaliel also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the ninth day, Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the tribe of Benjamin brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Adiban also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the tenth day, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the tribe of Dan brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Ahiezer also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the eleventh day, Pagiel son of Okran, leader of the tribe of Asher brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Pagiel also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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On the twelveth day, Ahira son of Enan, leader of the tribe of Naphtali brought his gifts:
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a silver dish that weighed one and one-half kilograms and a silver bowl that weighed four-fifths of a kilogram, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be flour offerings.
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They both were weighed using the standard scales, a small gold dish that weighed 110 grams, filled with incense.
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Ahira also brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,
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to be sacrificed completely by being burned on the altar,
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a goat to be sacrificed to remove people’s guilt for their sins.
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When the altar was dedicated to Yahweh, those twelve leaders brought these gifts:
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Twelve silver plates and twelve silver bowls, weighing a total of twenty-six and one-half kilograms, each of them weighed on the scales kept in the sacred tent,
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and twelve gold dishes filled with incense, weighing a total of one and two-fifths kilograms, each weighed on those same scales.
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The twelve leaders also brought twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one year-old male lambs to be sacrificed completely by being burned along with the flour offerings,
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twelve goats to be sacrificed to take away the guilt of the people’s sins.
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Whenever Moses entered the sacred tent to talk with Yahweh, he heard Yahweh’s voice speaking between the two images of creatures with wings that were above the lid of the sacred chest.
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On the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it with all its furniture, and the altar with all its vessels, and had anointed and sanctified them;
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the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, gave offerings. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were counted;
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and they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox. They presented them before the tabernacle.
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.”
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Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.
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He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service.
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He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.
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The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their offerings before the altar.
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The LORD said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.”
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He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
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and his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,(a) one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, gave his offering.
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He offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
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On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
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On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
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On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.
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On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
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This was the dedication offering of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden ladles;
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each silver platter weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
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the twelve golden ladles, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the ladles weighed one hundred twenty shekels;
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all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, and their meal offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering;
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and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings: twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering of the altar, after it was anointed.
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When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to him.

Footnotes

(a)7:13 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.