1 O n the day that Moses had fully completed setting up the tabernacle and had anointed and consecrated it and all its furniture, and the altar and all its utensils, and had anointed and set them apart for holy use,

2 T he princes or leaders of Israel, heads of their fathers’ houses, made offerings. These were the leaders of the tribes and were over those who were numbered.

3 A nd they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for each two of the princes or leaders and an ox for each one; and they brought them before the tabernacle.

4 T hen the Lord said to Moses,

5 A ccept the things from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.

6 S o Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

7 T wo wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;

8 A nd four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the supervision of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.

9 B ut to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were assigned the care of the sanctuary and the holy things which had to be carried on their shoulders.

10 A nd the princes or leaders offered sacrifices for the dedication of the altar on the day that it was anointed; and they offered their sacrifice before the altar.

11 A nd the Lord said to Moses, They shall offer their offerings, each prince or leader on his day, for the dedication of the altar.

12 H e who offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.

13 A nd his offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

14 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

15 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

16 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

17 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

18 T he second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, offered.

19 H e gave for his offering one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

20 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

21 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

22 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

23 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

24 T he third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun, offered.

25 H is offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

26 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

27 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

28 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

29 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

30 T he fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben, offered.

31 H is offering was one silver platter of the weight of 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

32 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

33 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

34 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

35 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

36 T he fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the sons of Simeon, offered.

37 H is offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

38 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

39 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

40 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

41 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

42 T he sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad, offered.

43 H is offering was one silver platter of the weight of 130 shekels, a silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

44 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

45 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

46 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

47 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

48 T he seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim, offered.

49 H is offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

50 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

51 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

52 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

53 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

54 T he eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh, offered.

55 H is offering was one silver platter of the weight of 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

56 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

57 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

58 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

59 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

60 T he ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, prince or leader of the sons of Benjamin, offered.

61 H is offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

62 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

63 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

64 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

65 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

66 T he tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan, offered.

67 H is offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

68 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

69 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

70 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

71 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

72 T he eleventh day Pagiel son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher, offered.

73 H is offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

74 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

75 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

76 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

77 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ochran.

78 T he twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali, offered.

79 H is offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

80 O ne golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

81 O ne young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

82 O ne male goat for a sin offering;

83 A nd for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

84 T his was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel on the day when it was anointed: twelve platters of silver, twelve silver basins, twelve golden bowls;

85 E ach platter of silver weighing 130 shekels, each basin seventy; all the silver vessels weighed 2, 400 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

86 T he twelve golden bowls full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the bowls being 120 shekels.

87 A ll the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, together with their cereal offering; and the male goats for a sin offering twelve.

88 A nd all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.

89 A nd when Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was upon the ark of the Testimony from between the two cherubim; and He spoke to.