Numbers 7
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Numbers 7:20-86

20He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

21a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

22a male goat as an offering for sin;

23and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Nethanel, son of Zuar.

24On the third day the leader of the descendants of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon,

25brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

26He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

27a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

28a male goat as an offering for sin;

29and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Eliab, son of Helon.

30On the fourth day the leader of the descendants of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur,

31brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

32He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

33a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

34a male goat as an offering for sin;

35and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Elizur, son of Shedeur.

36On the fifth day the leader of the descendants of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,

37brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

38He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

39a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

40a male goat as an offering for sin;

41and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.

42On the sixth day the leader of the descendants of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Deuel,

43brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

44He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

45a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

46a male goat as an offering for sin;

47and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Eliasaph, son of Deuel.

48On the seventh day the leader of the descendants of Ephraim, Elishama, son of Ammihud,

49brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

50He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

51a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

52a male goat as an offering for sin;

53and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Elishama, son of Ammihud.

54On the eighth day the leader of the descendants of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,

55brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

56He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

57a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

58a male goat as an offering for sin;

59and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.

60On the ninth day the leader of the descendants of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni,

61brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

62He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

63a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

64a male goat as an offering for sin;

65and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Abidan, son of Gideoni.

66On the tenth day the leader of the descendants of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Amishaddai,

67brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

68He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

69a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

70a male goat as an offering for sin;

71and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Ahiezer, son of Amishaddai.

72On the eleventh day the leader of the descendants of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran,

73brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

74He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

75a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

76a male goat as an offering for sin;

77and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Pagiel, son of Ochran.

78On the twelfth day the leader of the descendants of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan,

79brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 3¼ pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 1¾ pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

80He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;

81a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

82a male goat as an offering for sin;

83and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Ahira, son of Enan.

84These were the gifts from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: 12 silver plates, 12 silver bowls, and 12 gold dishes.

85Each silver plate weighed 3¼ pounds, and each bowl weighed 1¾ pounds. Together all the silver dishes weighed 60 pounds, using the standard weight of the holy place.

86The 12 gold dishes filled with incense weighed 4 ounces each, using the standard weight of the holy place. Together all the gold dishes weighed about 3 pounds.

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