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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 7
Princes of Israel make offerings for tabernacle at its dedication—The
Lord speaks to Moses from mercy seat, between the cherubim, upon the ark.
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1 AND it came to pass
on the day that Moses had fully aset up the
tabernaclea, 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;
2 That the princes of Israel,
aheads of the house of their fathers, who were the
princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
3 And they brought their offering before the
LORD, six covered awagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two
of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the
tabernacle.
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1a on the day that Moses had fully set up
the tabernacle It did take the remainder of the first year of the
children of Israel's time in the wilderness, after their escape from Egypt,
before the production of the tabernacle of the Lord was complete. The Biblical
record states, 'in the first month in the second year, on the first day
of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.' (Ex. 40:17) Thus
all that occured relative to this event was in the beginning of the years of
the children of Israel's 40 years of wandering in the desert. And thus all
these appointed 'princes of the tribes' would have passed on, died, and NOT
have entered into the promised land with Joshua. Their children only would
have so dated to the years in the wilderness and have accompanied such as
Joshua and Caleb into the promised land. And thus Joshau and Caleb were not
so appointed or numbered among the princes of the tribes though they did
take part in the scouting party which early in the wandering years did survey
the land before the children of Israel bulked and refused to go into the land
at that time.
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4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
5 Take it of them, that they may be to
do the service of the atabernacle of the congregation; and
thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his
service.
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6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
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.
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10 ¶ And the princes offered for
dedicating of the altar in the day that it was
anointeda, even the princes offered
their offering before the altar.
11 And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall
offer their offering, aeach prince on his day, for the
dedicating of the altar.
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10a the princes offered for dedicating of
the altar in the day that it was dedicated Thus in the beginning
of the second year, just one year past of the Egyptian exodus, were the
princes of the tribe in place and offering sacrifice before the newly
constructed tabernacle and the altar thereof. Therefore we must consider that
they were not only adult men but at least of thirty or older and the prime
elder of each of the tribes. They had been born and raised in Egypt unto
manhood, and they would be totally familiar with the ways of the Egyptians.
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Nahshon of Judah
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12 ¶ And he that offered his offering
the first day was Nahshona the son
of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
13 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
ameat offering:
14 One aspoon of ten
shekels of gold, full of incense:
15 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
16 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
17 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.
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11a he that offereed his offering the
first day was Nahshon Nahshon had been born in Egypt and was at
the age and position to be chief prince and elder of the tribe of Judah, an
older male of prime position and importance with his family, possibly
including a young Salmon, already a part of his household.
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Nethaneel of Issachar
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18 ¶ On the second day Nethaneel the son of
Zuar, aprince of Issachar, did offer:
19 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:
20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:
21 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
22 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
23 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.
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Eliab of Zebulun
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24 ¶ On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince
of the children of Zebulun, did offer:
25 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:
26 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
28 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
29 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.
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Elizur of Reuben
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30 ¶ On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur,
prince of the children of Reuben, did offer:
31 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:
32 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
33 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
34 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
35 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.
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Shelumiel of Simeon
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36 ¶ On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of
Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer:
37 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:
38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
40 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
41 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.
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Eliasaph of Gad
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42 ¶ On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel,
prince of the children of Gad, offered:
43 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:
44 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
45 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
46 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
47 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.
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Elishama of Ephraim
The prince of the tribe of Ephraim is he to and through whom the birthright
was kept of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Ephraim. Depending on just how
1 Chronicles 7:20-27 is read there may be ancestors between *Tahan and Ephraim
which may include such as Telah, Resheph and/or Rephah, and even Beriah. Also
it may be presumed that that Ephrathite family of Elimelech found in the Book
of Ruth was so thence descended from Joshua and of that birthright line, he
being the 'legal and righful' Ephraimite ancestor to such as Obed, King David,
and even Jesus Christ (See
Messiah ben David ~ Messiah ben Joseph).
It is of added interest to so compare Elishama's position with that of Nahshon
of the Jews. Both were the chief prince of their tribe and most certainly
contempories and likely of the same generation. Elishama was the father
of Nun and Nun was the father of Joshua. Neither Elishama or Nun were allowed
to enter into the land of promise as they were of the generation of the children
of Israel who had been born and raised in Egypt. Nun would have been comparative
to such sons of Nahshon who also were born and raised in Egypt and were not
allowed to enter the land of promise.* Yet Salmon, son of Nahshon was apparently
allowed to enter the land of promise according to the genealogy of Boaz (Ruth
4:18-22). Now according to Matthew's genealogy, Salmon supposedly begat Boaz
of Rachab/Rahab, the 'innkeeper' of Jericho who aided in the overthrown of
that city. As such, as per Rahab's child baring years, this would place Boaz
to be born in the years of the first judges of Israel at the latest which
does not seem likely in reality. Perhaps a 'son' of Salmon married a daughter
of Rahab, thus placing both Salmon and Rahab in Christ's ancestry, though not
married to each other other than both Rahab and Salmon being 'grandparents'? After all neither the
Book of Ruth nor Mathew's genealogy seems to be without 'missing' generation(s).
*[Note: In a parallel analysis between the family of
Judah and Ephraim, Nahshon, the prince of Judah, who offered on the first day,
and Elishama, the prince of Ephraim, who offered on the seventh day, would be
of the same generation. Then one might presume that Nahshon's son Salmon would
be of the same geration as Elishama's son Nun, both also being born and raised
in Egypt and supposedly therefore neither allowed to enter the land of promise.
Even if one moves to the next generation of Ephraim, Nun's son Joshua, in
allowing that parallel with Salmon, Joshua was only one of two children of
Israel of his generation to be allowed into the land of promise with Caleb of
Judah being the other. And in that analysis, again Salmon would not have been
allowed into the land of promise. Therefore there is ground for logical
analysis to dismiss Salmon's proposed marriage to Rahab, presuming Salmon
never entered the land of promise to even meet Rahab of Jericho. And here we
are again to the only left possible conclusion that while Salmon and Rahab
may have been ancesters of Boaz, they may well have been grandparents, not
married to each other, yet the respective son of Salmon and daughter of
Rahab could be the more immediate parents of Boaz with a generation or so
being missed out of the recorded genealogy.]
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48 ¶ On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud,
prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:
49 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:
50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
51 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
52 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
53 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.
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Gamaliel of Manasseh
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54 ¶ On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the
son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:
55 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:
56 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
58 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
59 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.
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Abidan of Benjamin
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60 ¶ On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni,
prince of the children of Benjamin, offered:
61 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:
62 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
63 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
64 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
65 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.
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Ahiezer of Dan
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66 ¶ On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
prince of the children of Dan, offered:
67 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:
68 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
69 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
70 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
71 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.
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Pagiel of Asher
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72 ¶ On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran,
prince of the children of Asher, offered:
73 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:
74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
75 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
76 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
77 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.
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Ahira of Naphtali
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78 ¶ On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan,
prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
79 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:
80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
82 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
83 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.
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84 This was the dedication of the altar, in
the day when it was anointed, by the aprinces of Israel:
twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:
85 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:
86 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.
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87 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.
88 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.
89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle
of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one
aspeaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was
upon the ark of testimony, from between the two bcherubims:
and he spake unto him.
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