Numbers 7:2

Numbers 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
• New International Version (NIV)Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted, made offerings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the chiefs of Israel, heads of their fathers' houses, who were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were listed, approached
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering.

Context of Numbers 7:2

1Now on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also. Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the supervisors over the numbered men). 3When they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them in front of the tabernacle. 4Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 7:2 word by word

וַיַּקְרִ֙יבוּ֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רָאשֵׁ֖י בֵּ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם הֵ֚ם נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הַמַּטֹּ֔ת הֵ֥ם הָעֹמְדִ֖ים עַל־הַפְּקֻדִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• the leadersנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• the headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of their fathers’אָב'âb · fatherH1
• householdsבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• madeקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• of the tribesמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• supervisorsעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: appointH5975
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485

Cross-references for Numbers 7:2

• Numbers 1:4With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household.
• Numbers 2:1Now the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
• Numbers 10:1The Lord spoke further to Moses, saying,
• Exodus 35:27The rulers, moreover, brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece;
• 1 Chronicles 29:6Then the rulers of the fathers’ households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with the supervisors of the king’s work, offered willingly;
• 2 Chronicles 35:8His officers also contributed a voluntary offering to the people, the priests, and the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 from the flocks and three hundred bulls, for the Passover offerings.
• Ezra 2:68Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to erect it on its site.
• Nehemiah 7:70Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and 530 priests’ garments.

Commentaries on Numbers 7:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-9The same tribal leaders who helped with the registration in chapter 1 also appear in 7:2–3. The non-Levitical tribes gave the Gershonites and Merarites wagons and oxen to move the heavy parts of the tabernacle and other items (see chapter 4). These vehicles and animals were the first offerings from the Hebrew tribes (7:2). The tribal leaders also presented these practical gifts along with the more elaborate offerings they dedicated (7:10, 12–83).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. the princes of Israel ... brought their offering before the Lord--The finishing of the sacred edifice would, it may well be imagined, be hailed as an auspicious occasion, diffusing great joy and thankfulness throughout the whole population of Israel. But the leading men, not content with participating in the general expression of satisfaction, distinguished themselves by a movement, which, while purely spontaneous, was at the same time so appropriate…Read the comment

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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