God’s Word Translation
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.
Commentaries on Numbers 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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