¹On 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 ;

²the 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 ;

³and 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 .

⁴The LORD spoke to Moses , saying,

⁵“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 .”

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

⁷He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon , according to their service .

⁸He 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 .

⁹But to the sons of Kohath he gave none , because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them ; they carried it on their shoulders .

¹⁰The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed . The princes gave their offerings before the altar .

¹¹The LORD said to Moses , “They shall offer their offering , each prince on his day , for the dedication of the altar .”

¹²He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab , of the tribe of Judah ,

¹³and his offering was :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

¹⁴one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

¹⁵one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

¹⁶one male goat for a sin offering ;

¹⁷and 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 .

¹⁸On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar , prince of Issachar , gave his offering .

¹⁹He offered for his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

²⁰one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

²¹one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

²²one male goat for a sin offering ;

²³and 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 .

²⁴On the third day Eliab the son of Helon , prince of the children of Zebulun ,

²⁵gave 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 ;

²⁶one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

²⁷one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

²⁸one male goat for a sin offering ;

²⁹and 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 .

³⁰On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur , prince of the children of Reuben ,

³¹gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

³²one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

³³one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

³⁴one male goat for a sin offering ;

³⁵and 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 .

³⁶On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai , prince of the children of Simeon ,

³⁷gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

³⁸one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

³⁹one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

⁴⁰one male goat for a sin offering ;

⁴¹and 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 .

⁴²On the sixth day , Eliasaph the son of Deuel , prince of the children of Gad ,

⁴³gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

⁴⁴one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

⁴⁵one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

⁴⁶one male goat for a sin offering ;

⁴⁷and 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 .

⁴⁸On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud , prince of the children of Ephraim,

⁴⁹gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

⁵⁰one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

⁵¹one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

⁵²one male goat for a sin offering ;

⁵³and 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 .

⁵⁴On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur , prince of the children of Manasseh ,

⁵⁵gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

⁵⁶one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

⁵⁷one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

⁵⁸one male goat for a sin offering ;

⁵⁹and 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 .

⁶⁰On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni , prince of the children of Benjamin ,

⁶¹gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

⁶²one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

⁶³one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

⁶⁴one male goat for a sin offering ;

⁶⁵and 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 .

⁶⁶On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai , prince of the children of Dan ,

⁶⁷gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

⁶⁸one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

⁶⁹one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

⁷⁰one male goat for a sin offering ;

⁷¹and 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 .

⁷²On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran , prince of the children of Asher,

⁷³gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

⁷⁴one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

⁷⁵one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

⁷⁶one male goat for a sin offering ;

⁷⁷and 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 .

⁷⁸On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan , prince of the children of Naphtali ,

⁷⁹gave his offering :

one silver platter , the weight of which was one 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 ;

⁸⁰one golden ladle of ten shekels , full of incense ;

⁸¹one young bull ,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old , for a burnt offering ;

⁸²one male goat for a sin offering ;

⁸³and 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 .

⁸⁴This 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 ;

⁸⁵each silver platter weighing one hundred and thirty shekels , and each bowl seventy ; all the silver of the vessels two thousand and four hundred shekels , according to the shekel of the sanctuary ;

⁸⁶the 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 and twenty shekels ;

⁸⁷all 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 ;

⁸⁸and 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 .

⁸⁹When 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 .