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These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. <a href="/esv/numbers/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; <a href="/bsb/numbers/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; <a href="/kjv/numbers/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/numbers/7.htm">New King James Version</a> His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; <a href="/nasb_/numbers/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; <a href="/nasb/numbers/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> his offering was one silver dish whose weight 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 grain offering; <a href="/nasb77/numbers/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> his offering was one silver dish whose weight 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 grain offering; <a href="/lsb/numbers/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver bowl of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; <a href="/amp/numbers/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> his offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; <a href="/csb/numbers/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> His offering was one silver dish weighing 3 1 /4 pounds and one silver basin weighing 1 3 /4 pounds, measured by the standard sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; <a href="/hcsb/numbers/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> His offering was one silver dish weighing 3 1/4 pounds and one silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds, measured by the standard sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; <a href="/asv/numbers/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred a 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 meal-offering; <a href="/erv/numbers/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> his oblation 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 full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal offering; <a href="/gwt/numbers/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. <a href="/isv/numbers/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> as his offering a silver dish weighing 130 shekels and a silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (calculated according to the shekel of the sanctuary), both filled with choice flour mixed with oil for grain offering; <a href="/msb/numbers/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; <a href="/net/numbers/7.htm">NET Bible</a> His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; <a href="/nheb/numbers/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; <a href="/wbt/numbers/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> His offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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: <a href="/web/numbers/7.htm">World English Bible</a> gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred 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; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> his offering [is] one silver dish, its weight one hundred and thirty [shekels], [and] one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the holy place, both of them full of flour mixed with oil for a present; <a href="/ylt/numbers/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> his offering is one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; <a href="/slt/numbers/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> His offering one silver dish, thirty- and one hundred its weight; one silver vase, seventy shekels, according to the holy shekel; they two full of fine flour mingled with oil for a gift:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sides, a silver bowl of seventy sides, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: <a href="/cpdv/numbers/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> offered a silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, a silver bowl having seventy shekels, by the weight of the Sanctuary, and both were filled with fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil as a sacrifice, <a href="/nabre/numbers/7.htm">New American Bible</a> His offering consisted of one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both filled with bran flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> His offering was one silver plate, weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering; <a href="/hpbt/numbers/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> His offering: one plate of silver of a hundred and thirty shekels and one saucer of silver of seventy shekels, by the shekel of Holiness, both being filled with fine flour mixed with oil for the offering.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; <a href="/sep/numbers/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering. <a href="/parallel/numbers/7-79.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=2649" 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> …78On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near. 79<a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qā·rə·bā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">His offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">was one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/7086.htm" title="7086: qa·‘ă·raṯ- (N-fsc) -- A dish, platter. Probably from qara'; a bowl.">platter</a> <a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: miš·qā·lāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">weighing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: šə·lō·šîm (Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">a hundred and thirty shekels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ū·mê·’āh (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-msc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/4219.htm" title="4219: miz·rāq (N-msc) -- Bowl, basin. From zaraq; a bowl.">bowl</a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: šiḇ·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy.">weighing seventy</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: še·qel (N-ms) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">both according to the sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: bə·še·qel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê·hem (Number-mdc:: 3mp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm" title="4392: mə·lê·’îm (Adj-mp) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">filled with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5560.htm" title="5560: sō·leṯ (N-fs) -- Fine flour. From an unused root meaning to strip; flour.">fine flour</a> <a href="/hebrew/1101.htm" title="1101: bə·lū·lāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To mingle, mix, confuse, confound. A primitive root; to overflow; by implication, to mix; also to fodder.">mixed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: ḇaš·še·men (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">with oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: lə·min·ḥāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">for a grain offering;</a> 80one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;…<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="/exodus/25-1.htm">Exodus 25:1-9</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. / This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; ... <a href="/exodus/35-4.htm">Exodus 35:4-9</a> Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded: / Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze; / blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; ... <a href="/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9-16</a> Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy. / Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy. / Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them. ... <a href="/leviticus/8-10.htm">Leviticus 8:10-12</a> Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them. / He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them. / He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him. <a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">Leviticus 9:1-4</a> On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. / 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, ... <a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">1 Kings 8:62-66</a> Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD. / And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD. / On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4-10</a> Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. / And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. / The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing. ... <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Ezra 6:16-18</a> Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. / For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel. / They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses. <a href="/nehemiah/12-43.htm">Nehemiah 12:43</a> On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar. <a href="/psalms/96-8.htm">Psalm 96:8</a> Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts. <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Isaiah 60:6-7</a> Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD. / All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house. <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Ezekiel 43:18-27</a> Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it: / You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD. / You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it. ... <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a> On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a> So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. <a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Mark 12:41-44</a> As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. / Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. / Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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:<a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Numbers 7:13</a> 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 meat offering:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Basin</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Charger</a> <a href="/numbers/7-74.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Flour</a> <a href="/numbers/7-74.htm">Full</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/numbers/7-78.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Platter</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/numbers/7-74.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/numbers/7-73.htm">Whereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Basin</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Charger</a> <a href="/numbers/7-80.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/numbers/8-8.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/numbers/8-8.htm">Flour</a> <a href="/numbers/7-80.htm">Full</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/8-8.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/numbers/8-8.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/numbers/7-81.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Platter</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/numbers/7-80.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/numbers/7-86.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm">Whereof</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'; 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The silver platter, a significant and valuable item, symbolizes the wealth and dedication of the tribe. The weight of 130 shekels, using the sanctuary shekel, indicates a standardized measure, ensuring fairness and consistency in offerings. This reflects the importance of precision and integrity in worship. Silver, often associated with redemption, can be seen as a type of Christ, who redeems humanity.and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels The silver bowl, like the platter, is a valuable item, emphasizing the importance of the offering. The specific weight of seventy shekels again underscores the use of the sanctuary shekel, highlighting the sacredness of the offering. The bowl's purpose, to hold the grain offering, signifies the sustenance and provision from God. In a broader biblical context, bowls are often used in temple service, symbolizing the vessel of God's blessings.both according to the sanctuary shekel The sanctuary shekel was a standard unit of weight used in the tabernacle and later the temple, ensuring that all offerings met a divine standard. This standardization reflects God's order and justice, ensuring that all tribes contributed equally to the tabernacle's service. It also points to the idea that worship and offerings should be measured and intentional, not arbitrary.and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering The grain offering, consisting of fine flour mixed with oil, represents the fruit of human labor and God's provision. Fine flour indicates purity and quality, while oil often symbolizes the Holy Spirit. This offering is a type of Christ, who is the Bread of Life, pure and anointed by the Spirit. The grain offering was a voluntary act of worship, expressing gratitude and dedication to God, and it foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who offered Himself willingly for humanity's redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ahira_son_of_enan.htm">Ahira son of Enan</a> The leader of the tribe of Naphtali, who presented the offering described in this verse. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tribe_of_naphtali.htm">Tribe of Naphtali</a> One of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Naphtali, the son of Jacob and Bilhah. 3. <a href="/topical/t/tabernacle_dedication.htm">Tabernacle Dedication</a> The context of this verse is the dedication of the Tabernacle, where leaders of each tribe brought offerings. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sanctuary_shekel.htm">Sanctuary Shekel</a> A unit of weight used in the sanctuary, indicating the standard for offerings. 5. <a href="/topical/g/grain_offering.htm">Grain Offering</a> A type of offering made with fine flour and oil, symbolizing dedication and thanksgiving to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_order_and_structure_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Order and Structure in Worship</a> The detailed description of offerings highlights the importance of order and structure in worship, reflecting God's nature of orderliness. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_grain_offering.htm">Symbolism of the Grain Offering</a> The grain offering, made of fine flour and oil, symbolizes dedication and thanksgiving. It reminds believers to offer their best to God in gratitude. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_sacrifice.htm">Generosity and Sacrifice</a> The weight and value of the offerings underscore the principle of giving generously and sacrificially to God, trusting in His provision. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a> Each tribe brought similar offerings, yet each was unique to its leader, illustrating unity in diversity within the body of believers. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a> The meticulous recording of each offering encourages faithfulness in small things, knowing that God values every act of obedience.<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/how_did_nomads_manage_vast_wealth.htm">Numbers 7:85-88: How did a nomadic community manage the massive total of precious metals and livestock described in these verses?</a> <a href="/q/is_numbers_7_12-29_formulaic_or_realistic.htm">Numbers 7:12-29: Is the repetitive listing of identical offerings by each tribe historically realistic, or does it suggest a literary formula?</a> <a href="/q/why_identical_offerings_from_each_tribe.htm">Numbers 7:10-11: Why would God require each tribe to offer exactly the same items rather than reflecting different tribal resources?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'everything_flows_from_the_heart'.htm">What is the publication date of Ezra?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/numbers/7-79.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>His offering קָרְבָּנ֞וֹ (qā·rə·bā·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present was one אַחַ֗ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first silver כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money platter קַֽעֲרַת־ (qa·‘ă·raṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7086.htm">Strong's 7086: </a> A dish, platter weighing מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒ (miš·qā·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> Weight, weighing a hundred and thirty [shekels], שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> Thirty, thirtieth and one אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first silver כֶּ֔סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money basin מִזְרָ֤ק (miz·rāq) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4219.htm">Strong's 4219: </a> Bowl, basin weighing seventy, שִׁבְעִ֥ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7657.htm">Strong's 7657: </a> Seventy (a cardinal number) both according to the sanctuary הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity shekel בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל (bə·še·qel) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> A weight, a commercial standard [and] שְׁנֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ (šə·nê·hem) Number - mdc | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) filled with מְלֵאִ֗ים (mə·lê·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4392.htm">Strong's 4392: </a> Full, filling, fulness, fully fine flour סֹ֛לֶת (sō·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5560.htm">Strong's 5560: </a> Fine flour mixed בְּלוּלָ֥ה (bə·lū·lāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1101.htm">Strong's 1101: </a> To mingle, mix, confuse, confound with oil בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן (ḇaš·še·men) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> Grease, liquid, richness for a grain offering; לְמִנְחָֽה׃ (lə·min·ḥāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/7-79.htm">Numbers 7:79 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/7-79.htm">OT Law: Numbers 7:79 Gave his offering: one silver platter (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/7-78.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 7:78"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 7:78" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/7-80.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 7:80"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 7:80" /></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>