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They each placed their gifts before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the chiefs offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; and the chiefs offered their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the leaders offered the dedication <i>offering</i> for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the leaders offered the dedication <i>offering</i> for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the leaders offered the dedication <i>offering</i> for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the leaders brought near the dedication <i>offering</i> for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders brought their offering near before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The leaders offered the dedication <i>sacrifices</i> for the altar on the day that it was anointed; and they offered their sacrifice before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The leaders also presented the dedication gift for the altar when it was anointed. The leaders presented their offerings in front of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The leaders also presented the dedication gift for the altar when it was anointed. The leaders presented their offerings in front of the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On the day the altar was dedicated, the twelve leaders brought offerings for its dedication. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The leaders also brought offerings for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed. They presented their gifts in front of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The leaders also brought offerings to celebrate the dedication of the altar. When they were ready to present their gifts at the altar, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The leaders brought the offerings for the dedication of the altar the same day that it was anointed. After the leaders brought their offering to the altar, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The leaders offered gifts for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed. And the leaders presented their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the leaders gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the leaders gave their offerings before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the princes offered for dedicating the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their offerings before the altar. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the princes bring the dedication of the altar near in the day of its being anointed, indeed, the princes bring their offering near before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the princes bring near the dedication of the altar in the day of its being anointed; yea, the princes bring near their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the chiefs shall bring the consecration of the altar in the day of anointing it, and the chiefs shall bring an offering before the altar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar on the day when it was anointed, their oblation before the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the leaders offered, at the dedication of the altar on the day when it was anointed, their oblation before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the dedication of the altar also, the tribal leaders brought offerings when it was anointed; the leaders presented their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The leaders also presented offerings for the dedication of the altar at the time when it was anointed; the leaders presented their offering before the altar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the princes offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day that it was anointed; and the princes offered their offerings before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Princes brought gifts of the dedication of the altar in the day when they anointed it, and the Princes brought their offerings before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the princes brought the dedication-offering of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes brought their offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the rulers brought <i>gifts</i> for the dedication of the altar, in the day in which he anointed it, and the rulers brought their gifts before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/7-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=2089" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/7.htm">Offerings of Dedication</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">When</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.">the altar was anointed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: han·nə·śi·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist.">the leaders</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: way·yaq·rî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">approached</a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qā·rə·bā·nām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">with their offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/2598.htm" title="2598: ḥă·nuk·kaṯ (N-fsc) -- Dedication, consecration. From chanak; initiation, i.e. Consecration.">for its dedication</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar."></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> <a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: han·nə·śî·’im (Art:: N-mp) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: way·yaq·rî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">presented them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-10.htm">Leviticus 8:10-11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">1 Kings 8:62-63</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Ezra 6:16-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-43.htm">Nehemiah 12:43</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/96-8.htm">Psalm 96:8</a></span><br />Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-27.htm">Ezekiel 43:27</a></span><br />At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a></span><br />Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22-24</a></span><br />And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), / and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Luke 5:14</a></span><br />“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.</p><p class="hdg">princes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/20-5.htm">Deuteronomy 20:5</a></b></br> And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man <i>is there</i> that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm">1 Kings 8:63</a></b></br> And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">2 Chronicles 7:5,9</a></b></br> And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/numbers/4-46.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Dedicating</a> <a href="/numbers/6-19.htm">Dedication</a> <a href="/numbers/7-88.htm">Dedication-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Princes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Dedicating</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Dedication</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Dedication-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/numbers/7-12.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/numbers/7-12.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Princes</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/7-10.htm">Their several offerings at the dedication of the altar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/7-89.htm">God speaks to Moses from the mercy seat</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>When the altar was anointed</b><br>The anointing of the altar signifies its consecration and setting apart for holy use. In the context of the Tabernacle, anointing with oil was a common practice to symbolize the presence and blessing of God. This act parallels the anointing of priests and kings, indicating a special role or purpose. The altar's anointing can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate anointed one (Messiah), set apart for the redemption of humanity.<p><b>the leaders approached</b><br>The leaders here refer to the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel. Their approach signifies unity and collective responsibility in worship and dedication to God. This act of leadership in worship reflects the importance of godly leadership in guiding the people in spiritual matters. It also emphasizes the communal aspect of worship, where leaders represent their people before God.<p><b>with their offerings for its dedication</b><br>The offerings brought by the leaders were part of the dedication ceremony of the altar. These offerings included silver plates, gold bowls, and various animals for sacrifice, as detailed in the surrounding verses. The dedication offerings symbolize the people's commitment to God and their desire to honor Him. This act of giving is a precursor to the New Testament teaching of offering oneself as a living sacrifice (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>).<p><b>and presented them before the altar</b><br>Presenting the offerings before the altar signifies an act of worship and submission to God. The altar, as the place of sacrifice, represents the meeting point between God and man. This act foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, where He presented Himself as the perfect offering for sin. The presentation of offerings also highlights the importance of approaching God with reverence and humility.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/leaders_of_israel.htm">Leaders of Israel</a></b><br>These were the heads of the tribes of Israel, responsible for bringing offerings for the dedication of the altar. Their role was significant in representing their respective tribes before God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>This was the altar of burnt offering in the Tabernacle, which had been anointed and was now being dedicated. It was central to the worship and sacrificial system of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/dedication_offering.htm">Dedication Offering</a></b><br>This was a special offering made by the leaders of Israel to consecrate the altar for its sacred purpose. It symbolized the commitment of the people to God and His covenant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/anointing.htm">Anointing</a></b><br>The act of anointing the altar signified its sanctification and setting apart for holy use. It was a common practice in the Old Testament to anoint objects and people for divine service.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary used by the Israelites during their wanderings in the desert. It was the dwelling place of God among His people and the center of their worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_dedication.htm">The Importance of Dedication</a></b><br>Just as the altar was dedicated to God, we are called to dedicate our lives to His service. This involves setting ourselves apart for His purposes and living in obedience to His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>The leaders of Israel took the initiative in offering the dedication gifts. In our communities, leaders are called to set an example of faithfulness and commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_anointing.htm">Symbolism of Anointing</a></b><br>Anointing signifies being set apart for a holy purpose. As believers, we are anointed by the Holy Spirit, called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The collective offering by the leaders highlights the importance of community in worship. We are encouraged to come together as a body of believers to honor God and support one another in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_altar.htm">Christ as Our Altar</a></b><br>The altar in the Tabernacle points to Christ, who is the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Our faith and worship are centered on His redemptive work on the cross.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_gather_offerings.htm">Numbers 7:1-3: How could the Israelites, while wandering in the wilderness, assemble such large quantities of metals and animals for offerings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_emphasize_cheerful_giving_over_tithing.htm">Why does 2 Corinthians 9:7 emphasize cheerful giving if Old Testament laws (e.g., tithing in Malachi 3:10) demand mandatory giving?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For dedicating of the altar.</span> The altar was "dedicated" in the sense of being consecrated, by the anointing with the sacred oil and with the blood of the appointed sacrifices (<a href="/leviticus/8-10.htm">Leviticus 8:10, 15</a>). But it could still be "dedicated" in another sense by the sacrificial gifts, freely offered for the purpose, of the people. No rules appear to have been made as to dedications, but there is an allusion in <a href="/deuteronomy/20-5.htm">Deuteronomy 20:5</a> to the dedication of houses, which may have been accompanied with religions rites, and we know that as a fact the temple was dedicated by Solomon (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">2 Chronicles 7:5</a>), and re-dedicated by the Maccabees (1 Macc. 4:54, <span class="accented">sq.</span>), and the wall of Jerusalem was dedicated by Nehemiah (<a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Nehemiah 12:27</a>, sq.). The Septuagint has here <span class="greek">εἰς τὸν ἐγκαινισμὸν</span>, as in 1 Macc. 4:56, and cf. <a href="/john/10-22.htm">John 10:22</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Offered their offering</span> <span class="cmt_word">before the altar.</span> This assuredly points to an offering made in common, and made at one time, via, on the day when the altar was anointed. It may be that the twelve princes all came for the purpose of making their offerings on that day, the day they would naturally choose for the purpose; but on account of the great number of other sacrifices, and the fewness of the priests, <span class="accented">their</span> offerings were postponed by the Divine command, and were actually received later. Thus in will and in meaning the offerings were made "on the day" of the consecration, but were publicly and solemnly received at some subsequent time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/7-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the altar] was anointed,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִמָּשַׁ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(him·mā·šaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4886.htm">Strong's 4886: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rub with oil, to anoint, to consecrate, to paint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the leaders</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּשִׂאִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·śi·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> </span><span class="str2">An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">approached</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaq·rî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with their offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְבָּנָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·bā·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for [its] dedication</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנֻכַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nuk·kaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2598.htm">Strong's 2598: </a> </span><span class="str2">Initiation, consecration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּשִׂיאִ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·śî·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> </span><span class="str2">An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">presented them</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּקְרִ֧יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaq·rî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altar.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/7-10.htm">OT Law: Numbers 7:10 The princes gave offerings for the dedication (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/7-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 7:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 7:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/7-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 7:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 7:11" /></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>