New English Translation
Numbers 7:3
3They brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen – one cart for every two of the leaders, and an ox for each one; and they presented them in front of the tabernacle.
Numbers 7:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.
- New International Version (NIV)They brought as their gifts before the Lord six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two. These they presented before the tabernacle.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and brought their offerings before the Lord, six wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two of the chiefs, and for each one an ox. They brought them before the tabernacle.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; and they presented them before the tabernacle.
Context of Numbers 7:3
1When Moses had completed setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and he anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils. 2Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their clans, made an offering. They were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who had been supervising the numbering. They brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen – one cart for every two of the leaders, and an ox for each one; and they presented them in front of the tabernacle. 4Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 5“Receive these gifts from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the tent of meeting; and you must give them to the Levites, to every man as his service requires.”
Read all of Numbers 7Numbers 7:3 word by word
וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־קָרְבָּנָ֜ם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה שֵׁשׁ־עֶגְלֹ֥ת צָב֙ וּשְׁנֵ֣י עָשָׂ֣ר בָּקָ֔ר עֲגָלָ֛ה עַל־שְׁנֵ֥י הַנְּשִׂאִ֖ים וְשׁ֣וֹר לְאֶחָ֑ד וַיַּקְרִ֥יבוּ אוֹתָ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- their offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- coveredצָבtsâb · litterH6632
- wagonsעֲגָלָה‛ăgâlâh · cartH5699
- and twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
- for twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- of the princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
- and for each oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- an oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
- and they broughtקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
- the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
Commentaries on Numbers 7:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Six covered wagons - צב עגלת שש shesh egloth tsab, six tilted wagons, the Septuagint translate ̔ ̔ , with which the Coptic agrees; but what lampenic chariots were, no person pretends to know. Covered or tilted is probably the meaning of the original. The wagons were given for the more convenient exporting of the heavier parts of the tabernacle, which could not be conveniently carried on men's shoulders.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Covered wagons - Some prefer to render “litter Isaiah 66:20 wagons:” i. e. litters which were not on wheels, but borne by two oxen, one in front and one behind. Such conveyances would probably be more convenient than wheeled wagons in the rough country to be traversed.Read the comment
- 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
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