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The Fourth Book of Moses: Numbers

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- Chapter 7 -

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And it came to pass in the day that Moses had finished the tabernacle, and set it up, and had anointed and sanctified it with all its vessels, the altar likewise and all the vessels thereof,
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The princes of Israel and the heads of the families, in every tribe, who were the rulers of them who had been numbered, offered
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Their gifts before the Lord, six wagons covered, and twelve oxen. Two princes offered one wagon, and each one an ox, and they offered them before the tabernacle.
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And the Lord said to Moses:
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Receive them from them to serve in the ministry of the tabernacle, and thou shalt deliver them to the Levites according to the order of their ministry.
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Moses therefore receiving the wagons and the oxen, delivered them to the Levites.
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Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gerson, according to their necessity.
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The other four wagons, and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their offices and service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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But to the sons of Caath he gave no wagons or oxen: because they serve in the sanctuary and carry their burdens upon their own shoulders.
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And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar on the day when it was anointed, their oblation before the altar.
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And the Lord said to Moses: Let each of the princes one day after another offer their gifts for the dedication of the altar.
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The first day Nahasson the son of Aminadab of the tribe of Juda offered his offering:
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And his offering was a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of ten sides of gold full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Nahasson the son of Aminadab.
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The second day Nathanael the son of Suar, prince of the tribe of Issachar, made his offering,
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A silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Nathanael the son of Suar.
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The third day the prince of the sons of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon,
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Offered a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides by the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This is the oblation of Eliab the son of Helon.
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The fourth day the prince of the sons of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur,
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Offered a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old, for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for victims of peace offerings two oxen, five rams, five buck goats. five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Elisur the son of Sedeur.
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The fifth day the prince of the sons of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai,
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Offered a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides after the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.
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The sixth day the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel,
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Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides by the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Duel.
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The seventh day the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elisama the son Ammiud,
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Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of hour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Elisama the son of Ammiud.
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The eighth day the prince of the sons of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur,
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Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sicles full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
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The ninth day the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon,
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Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides by the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a, holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gedeon.
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The tenth day the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai,
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Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.
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The eleventh day the prince of the sons of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran,
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Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Phegiel the son of Ochran.
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The twelfth day the prince of the sons of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan,
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Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice:
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A little mortar of gold weighing ten sides full of incense:
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An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:
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And a buck goat for sin:
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five buck goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
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These were the offerings made by the princes of Israel in the dedication of the altar, in the day wherein it was consecrated. Twelve dishes of silver: twelve silver bowls: twelve little mortars of gold:
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Each dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides of silver, and each bowl seventy sides: that is, putting all the vessels of silver together, two thousand four hundred sides, by the weight of the sanctuary.
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Twelve little mortars of gold full of incense, weighing ten sides apiece, by the weight of the sanctuary: that is, in all a hundred and twenty sides of gold.
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Twelve oxen out of the herd for a holocaust, twelve rams, twelve lambs of a year old, and their libations: twelve buck goats for sin.
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And for sacrifices of peace offerings, oxen twenty-four, rams sixty, buck goats sixty, lambs of a year old sixty. These things were offered in the dedication of the altar, when it was anointed.
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And when Moses entered into the tabernacle of the covenant, to consult the oracle, he heard the voice of one speaking to him from the propitiatory, that was over the ark between the two cherubims, and from this place he spoke to him.
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On the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it with all its furniture, and the altar with all its vessels, and had anointed and sanctified them;
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the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, gave offerings. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were counted;
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and they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox. They presented them before the tabernacle.
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.”
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Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.
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He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service.
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He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.
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The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their offerings before the altar.
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The LORD said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.”
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He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
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and his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,(a) one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, gave his offering.
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He offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
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On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
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On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
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On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.
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On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali,
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gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
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one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
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one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
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one male goat for a sin offering;
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and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
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This was the dedication offering of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden ladles;
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each silver platter weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
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the twelve golden ladles, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the ladles weighed one hundred twenty shekels;
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all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, and their meal offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering;
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and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings: twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering of the altar, after it was anointed.
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When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to him.

Footnotes

(a)7:13 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
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