Numbers 7:10
8 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.
9 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 princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
11 And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
12 And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar.
- DARBY
- And the princes presented the dedication-gift of the altar on the day that it was anointed; and the princes presented their offering before the altar.
- BLB
- And the leaders offered the dedication for the altar when it was anointed, and the leaders offered their offerings before the face of the altar.
- ÅB
- Den dag alteret ble salvet, kom høvdingene med gaver til dets innvielse, og de bar sin gave fram foran alteret.
- OTB
- Lederne brakte sine offergaver til innvielsen av alteret da det ble salvet, og presenterte dem foran alteret.
- B1930
- Den dag alteret blev salvet, kom høvdingene med gaver til dets innvielse, og de bar sin gave frem foran alteret.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 7:9
And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
Read in contextNehemiah 12:27
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
Read in context2 Chronicles 7:5
And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 20:5
And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
Read in context1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.
Read in contextEzra 6:16–17
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
Read in contextPsalms 30:1
I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
Read in contextNehemiah 12:43
Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
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