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Now 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.

And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;

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).

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:

When 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.

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.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

"Accept these things from them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service."

Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.

So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.

Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service,

Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath, because theirs was the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.

But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

And the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.

And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "They shall present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar."

And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.

Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;

And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

and his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering;

On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:

he presented as his offering one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun;

On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

On the fourth day it was Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben;

On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

On the fifth day it was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the sons of Simeon;

On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

On the sixth day it was Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad;

On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

On the seventh day it was Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim;

On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

On the eighth day it was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh;

On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

On the ninth day it was Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin;

On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

On the tenth day it was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan;

On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

On the eleventh day it was Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher;

On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.

On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;

On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:

his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

one male goat as a sin offering;

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans,

This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:

each silver dish weighing 130 shekels and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the utensils totaled 2,400 in sanctuary shekels;

Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

the twelve gold pans full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece in sanctuary shekels, all the gold of the pans totaled 120 shekels.

The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.

All the oxen for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, all the rams, twelve, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering, twelve, and the male goats as a sin offering, twelve;

All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.

and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings totaled twenty-four bulls, all the rams, sixty, the male goats, sixty, and the male lambs one year old, sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.

Now when Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the atoning cover that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; so He spoke to him.

And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.