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These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/nlt/numbers/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Twenty-four 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. <a href="/esv/numbers/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/bsb/numbers/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/kjv/numbers/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/7.htm">New King James Version</a> And all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, and the lambs in their first year sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/numbers/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings 24 bulls, all the rams 60, the male goats 60, the male lambs one year old 60. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings 24 bulls, all the rams 60, the male goats 60, the male lambs one year old 60. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/lsb/numbers/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings 24 bulls, all the rams 60, the male goats 60, the male lambs one year old 60. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/amp/numbers/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs one year old sixty. This was the dedication for the altar [of burnt offering] after it was anointed. <a href="/csb/numbers/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All the livestock for the fellowship sacrifice totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication gift for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All the livestock for the fellowship sacrifice totaled 24 bulls, 60 rams, 60 male breeding goats, and 60 male lambs a year old. This was the dedication gift for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/asv/numbers/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. <a href="/erv/numbers/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. <a href="/gwt/numbers/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The total number of animals for fellowship offerings was 24 bulls, 60 rams, 60 male goats, and 60 one-year-old male lambs. These were the gifts for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/isv/numbers/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> All the livestock for peace offerings totaled 24 bulls, 60 rams, 60 male goats, and 60 one year old lambs—all this was for the altar's dedication after it was anointed. <a href="/msb/numbers/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/net/numbers/7.htm">NET Bible</a> All the animals for the sacrifice for the peace offering were 24 young bulls, 60 rams, 60 male goats, and 60 lambs in their first year. These were the dedication offerings for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/nheb/numbers/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed. <a href="/wbt/numbers/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 it was anointed. <a href="/web/numbers/7.htm">World English Bible</a> and 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings [are] twenty-four bullocks; sixty rams, sixty male goats, sixty lambs, sons of a year; this is the dedication of the altar in the day of its being anointed. <a href="/ylt/numbers/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings are twenty and four bullocks, rams sixty, he-goats sixty, lambs, sons of a year, sixty; this is the dedication of the altar, in the day of its being anointed. <a href="/slt/numbers/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And all the oxen of the sacrifice of peace, twenty and four bullocks, the rams, sixty, the he goats, sixty, the lambs, sons of a year, sixty. This the consecration of the altar after anointing it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And for sacrifices of peace offerings, oxen twenty-four, rams sixty, buck goats sixty, lambs of a year old sixty. These things were offered in the dedication of the altar, when it was anointed. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and for victims of peace offerings: twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, and sixty one-year-old lambs. These were the oblations for the dedication of the altar, when it was anointed. <a href="/nabre/numbers/7.htm">New American Bible</a> The animals for the communion sacrifices were, in all, twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, and sixty yearling lambs. These, then, were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and all the livestock for the sacrifice of well-being twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar, after it was anointed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offering twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the kids of the goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty; this was the dedication offering for the altar, after it was anointed. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all oxen for the peace sacrifice: twenty and four; sixty rams and sixty goats, and sixty lambs, offspring of a year; this is the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication-offering of the altar, after that it was anointed. <a href="/sep/numbers/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> All the cattle for a sacrifice of peace-offering, twenty-four heifers, sixty rams, sixty he-goats of a year old, sixty ewe-lambs of a year old without blemish: this is the dedication of the altar, after that Moses consecrated Aaron, and after he anointed him. <a href="/parallel/numbers/7-88.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=2746" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/7.htm">Offerings of Dedication</a> …87All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering. 88<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bə·qar (N-msc) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd.">the livestock</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-msc) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">sacrificed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8002.htm" title="8002: haš·šə·lā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering. From shalam; properly, requital, i.e. A sacrifice in thanks.">for the peace offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">totaled twenty-four</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: wə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: pā·rîm (N-mp) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">bulls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: šiš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty.">sixty</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’ê·lim (N-mp) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">rams,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: šiš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty.">sixty</a> <a href="/hebrew/6260.htm" title="6260: ‘at·tu·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Male goat. Or sattud; from athad; prepared, i.e. Full grown; spoken only of he-goats, or leaders of the people.">male goats,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: šiš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty.">and sixty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3532.htm" title="3532: kə·ḇā·śîm (N-mp) -- A lamb. From an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram.">male lambs</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a year old.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/2598.htm" title="2598: ḥă·nuk·kaṯ (N-fsc) -- Dedication, consecration. From chanak; initiation, i.e. Consecration.">was the dedication offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">for the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/4886.htm" title="4886: him·mā·šaḥ (V-Nifal-Inf) -- To smear, anoint. A primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. To anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint.">it was anointed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> 89When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3-12</a> If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. / He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD. / Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting. ... <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2-4</a> He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD. / Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering, / an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’” <a href="/exodus/29-10.htm">Exodus 29:10-14</a> You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. / And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. ... <a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3-6</a> This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. / He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them. / And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. ... <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a> He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! <a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14-17</a> Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. / Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it. / Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar. ... <a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4-10</a> because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. / Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. ... <a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3-9</a> If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. / And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. ... <a href="/exodus/24-5.htm">Exodus 24:5-8</a> Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. / Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar. / Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” ... <a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Hebrews 13:11-12</a> Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. / And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood. <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a> For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18-19</a> Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering. <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a> For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20</a> He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.that it was anointed<a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">Numbers 7:1,10,84</a> 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; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Dedication</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Dedication-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-83.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">First</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Four</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/numbers/7-83.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">He-Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/numbers/7-83.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/numbers/7-83.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/numbers/6-12.htm">ring</a> <a href="/numbers/7-83.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/numbers/3-50.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Total</a> <a href="/numbers/7-86.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/revelation/19-4.htm">Twenty-Four</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/8-17.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/numbers/35-25.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/numbers/20-4.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">Dedication</a> <a href="/numbers/7-10.htm">Dedication-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/numbers/8-16.htm">First</a> <a href="/numbers/25-9.htm">Four</a> <a href="/numbers/15-11.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/numbers/15-11.htm">He-Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/15-11.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/8-16.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/8-8.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/23-1.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-10.htm">ring</a> <a href="/numbers/15-3.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/numbers/26-25.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/numbers/26-51.htm">Total</a> <a href="/numbers/8-24.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/numbers/25-9.htm">Twenty-Four</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 7</div>1. <a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle</a> 10. <a href="/numbers/7-10.htm">Their several offerings at the dedication of the altar</a> 89. <a href="/numbers/7-89.htm">God speaks to Moses from the mercy seat</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. The peace offering, also known as the fellowship offering, was a voluntary sacrifice expressing gratitude and communion with God. The specific numbers of animals—twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs—reflect the significant scale of this dedication, emphasizing the importance of the altar's consecration. The use of bulls, rams, goats, and lambs aligns with Levitical laws, where each animal had specific symbolic meanings and purposes. Bulls often represented strength and service, rams were associated with leadership and substitution, goats symbolized sin and atonement, and lambs were emblematic of innocence and purity. The age of the lambs, being a year old, indicates they were in their prime, symbolizing the best offering to God. This extensive offering underscores the communal participation of the tribes of Israel in the dedication of the altar, reflecting unity and shared worship.This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. The dedication offering signifies the formal consecration of the altar, setting it apart for holy use. Anointing the altar with oil was a ritual act that symbolized sanctification and the presence of the Holy Spirit. This practice of anointing is seen throughout the Old Testament, where objects and individuals were set apart for God's purposes. The altar, central to Israelite worship, was where sacrifices were made, symbolizing atonement and reconciliation with God. The dedication of the altar after its anointing marks the beginning of its use in the tabernacle, a precursor to the temple, and foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is often seen as the fulfillment of the sacrificial system. The anointing and dedication of the altar can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was anointed by God to be the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the dedication of the altar. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who were commanded to bring offerings for the dedication of the altar. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> The sacred place where offerings were made to God, symbolizing His presence and the people's worship. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites during their journey in the wilderness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_dedication_ceremony.htm">The Dedication Ceremony</a> A significant event marking the consecration of the altar for worship and sacrifices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_dedication.htm">The Importance of Dedication</a> The dedication of the altar signifies the importance of setting apart sacred spaces and times for worship. In our lives, we should dedicate our hearts and actions to God, ensuring that He is at the center of all we do. <a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_giving.htm">Sacrificial Giving</a> The offerings brought by the Israelites were substantial and costly, reflecting their commitment and obedience to God. We are called to give sacrificially, not just in material terms but also in our time, talents, and service to God and others. <a href="/topical/p/peace_with_god.htm">Peace with God</a> The peace offerings symbolize reconciliation and fellowship with God. Through Christ, we have peace with God, and we are called to live in harmony with Him and with others, promoting peace in our communities. <a href="/topical/a/anointed_for_service.htm">Anointed for Service</a> Just as the altar was anointed for its sacred purpose, believers are anointed by the Holy Spirit for service in God's kingdom. We should seek to fulfill our God-given roles with dedication and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 7</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_jesus_statues.htm">What does the Bible say about Jesus statues?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_moses_heard_god_at_the_ark.htm">Numbers 7:89: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that Moses literally heard God's voice from the mercy seat of the ark?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_command_a_bronze_serpent.htm">Numbers 21:8-9 - Why would God command Moses to create a bronze serpent, seemingly at odds with prohibitions against idol-making in Exodus 20?</a> <a href="/q/did_moses_meet_god_directly.htm">Did Moses have a direct encounter with God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/numbers/7-88.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>All וְכֹ֞ל (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the livestock בְּקַ֣ר ׀ (bə·qar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> Beef cattle, ox, a herd sacrificed זֶ֣בַח (ze·ḇaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice for the peace offerings הַשְּׁלָמִ֗ים (haš·šə·lā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8002.htm">Strong's 8002: </a> A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering totaled twenty-four עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth bulls, פָּרִים֒ (pā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> Young bull, steer sixty שִׁשִּׁים֙ (šiš·šîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8346.htm">Strong's 8346: </a> Sixty rams, אֵילִ֤ם (’ê·lim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree sixty שִׁשִּׁ֔ים (šiš·šîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8346.htm">Strong's 8346: </a> Sixty male goats, עַתֻּדִ֣ים (‘at·tu·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6260.htm">Strong's 6260: </a> Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people and sixty שִׁשִּׁ֑ים (šiš·šîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8346.htm">Strong's 8346: </a> Sixty male lambs כְּבָשִׂ֥ים (kə·ḇā·śîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3532.htm">Strong's 3532: </a> A lamb a year old. בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son This זֹ֚את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, was the dedication offering חֲנֻכַּ֣ת (ḥă·nuk·kaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2598.htm">Strong's 2598: </a> Initiation, consecration for the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar after אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part it was anointed. הִמָּשַׁ֥ח (him·mā·šaḥ) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4886.htm">Strong's 4886: </a> To rub with oil, to anoint, to consecrate, to paint <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/7-88.htm">Numbers 7:88 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/7-88.htm">OT Law: Numbers 7:88 And all the cattle for the sacrifice (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/7-87.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 7:87"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 7:87" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/7-89.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 7:89"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 7:89" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>