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NUM B ER S 8
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60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader
of the tribe of Benjamin, presented his offering.
61 His offering consisted of a silver platter
weighing 31⁄4 pounds and a silver basin
weighing 13⁄4 pounds (as measured by
the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These
were both filled with grain offerings of
choice flour moistened with olive oil.
62 He also brought a gold container
weighing four ounces, which was filled
with incense. 63 He brought a young bull,
a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a
burnt offering, 64 and a male goat for a sin
offering. 65 For a peace offering he brought
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and
five one-year-old male lambs. This was the
offering brought by Abidan son of Gideoni.
66 On
the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the tribe of Dan, presented his
offering.
67 His offering consisted of a silver platter
weighing 31⁄4 pounds and a silver basin
weighing 13⁄4 pounds (as measured by
the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These
were both filled with grain offerings of
choice flour moistened with olive oil.
68 He also brought a gold container
weighing four ounces, which was filled
with incense. 69 He brought a young bull,
a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a
burnt offering, 70 and a male goat for a sin
offering. 71 For a peace offering he brought
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and
five one-year-old male lambs. This was
the offering brought by Ahiezer son of
Ammishaddai.
72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader
of the tribe of Asher, presented his offering.
73 His offering consisted of a silver platter
weighing 31⁄4 pounds and a silver basin
weighing 13⁄4 pounds (as measured by
the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These
were both filled with grain offerings of
choice flour moistened with olive oil.
74 He also brought a gold container
weighing four ounces, which was filled
with incense. 75 He brought a young bull,
a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a
burnt offering, 76 and a male goat for a sin
offering. 77 For a peace offering he brought
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and
five one-year-old male lambs. This was the
offering brought by Pagiel son of Ocran.
78 On
the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader
of the tribe of Naphtali, presented his offering.
79 His offering consisted of a silver platter
weighing 31⁄4 pounds and a silver basin
7:85 Hebrew 2,400 [shekels] [27.6 kilograms]. 7:86 Hebrew
120 [shekels] [1.4 kilograms]. 7:89 Or Ark of the Testimony.
weighing 13⁄4 pounds (as measured by
the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These
were both filled with grain offerings of
choice flour moistened with olive oil.
80 He also brought a gold container
weighing four ounces, which was filled
with incense. 81 He brought a young bull,
a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a
burnt offering, 82 and a male goat for a sin
offering. 83 For a peace offering he brought
two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and
five one-year-old male lambs. This was the
offering brought by Ahira son of Enan.
84 So this was the dedication offering brought
by the leaders of Israel at the time the altar was
anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver
basins, and twelve gold incense containers.
85 Each silver platter weighed 31⁄4 pounds, and
each silver basin weighed 13⁄4 pounds. The total
weight of the silver was 60 pounds* (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel).
86 Each of the twelve gold containers that was
filled with incense weighed four ounces (as
measured by the weight of the sanctuary
shekel). The total weight of the gold was three
pounds.* 87 Twelve young bulls, twelve rams,
and twelve one-year-old male lambs were donated for the burnt offerings, along with their
prescribed grain offerings. Twelve male goats
were brought for the sin offerings. 88 Twentyfour bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and
sixty one-year-old male lambs were donated
for the peace offerings. This was the dedication
offering for the altar after it was anointed.
89 Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle
to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice
speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant.*
The Lord spoke to him from there.
Preparing the Lamps
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Give Aaron the
following instructions: When you set up
the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them
so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand.” 3 So Aaron did this. He set up the seven
lamps so they reflected their light forward,
just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 4 The
entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was
built according to the exact design the Lord had
shown Moses.
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The Levites Dedicated
5 Then the Lord said to Moses, 6 “Now set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel
and make them ceremonially clean. 7 Do this by
sprinkling them with the water of purification,
and have them shave their entire body and wash
their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially