1On the day Moses finished setting up the Holy Tent, he anointed and set it apart, along with all its furnishings, and the altar with all its utensils. He anointed and set them all apart.
2The leaders of Israel, who were the heads of their families and the tribal leaders—the same ones who were in charge of the census—
3brought their offerings to Yahweh: six covered wagons and twelve oxen. There was one wagon for every two leaders, and one ox for each leader. They presented these before the Holy Tent.
4Yahweh said to Moses,
5“Accept these from them so they can be used for the service of the Meeting Tent. Give them to the Levites, with each man receiving what he needs for his specific duties.”
6So Moses took the wagons and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
7He gave two wagons and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon, according to their duties.
8He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the descendants of Merari, according to their duties, under the supervision of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.
9But he gave no wagons or oxen to the descendants of Kohath, because their job was to carry the holy items of the sanctuary on their shoulders.
10The leaders also brought gifts for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; they presented their gifts before the altar.
11Yahweh told Moses, “Each leader will bring his dedication offering for the altar on a different day.”
12The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah.
13His offering was: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels, based on the sanctuary standard; both were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
14He also brought one gold ladle weighing 10 shekels, full of incense;
15one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
16one male goat for a sin offering;
17and for the fellowship offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon, son of Amminadab.
18On the second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, brought his offering.
19His offering was: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels, based on the sanctuary standard; both were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
20one gold serving spoon weighing ten shekels, full of incense;
21one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
22one male goat for a sin offering;
23and for the fellowship offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Nethanel, son of Zuar.
24On the third day, Eliab, son of Helon, leader of the people of Zebulun,
25brought his offering: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (according to the sanctuary standard); both were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
26one gold serving spoon weighing ten shekels, full of incense;
27one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
28one male goat for a sin offering;
29and for the fellowship offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Eliab, son of Helon.
30On the fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, leader of the people of Reuben,
31brought his offering: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (according to the sanctuary standard); both were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
32one gold serving spoon weighing ten shekels, full of incense;
33one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
34one male goat for a sin offering;
35and for the fellowship offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Elizur, son of Shedeur.
36On the fifth day, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, leader of the people of Simeon,
37brought his offering: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (according to the sanctuary standard); both were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
38one gold serving spoon weighing ten shekels, full of incense;
39one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
40one male goat as an offering for sin;
41and for the fellowship offering, two cattle, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
42On the sixth day, Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the Gad tribe,
43brought his offering: one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels (according to the temple standard shekel). Both were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
44one gold ladle weighing ten shekels, full of incense;
45one young bull, one male sheep, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
46one male goat as an offering for sin;
47and for the fellowship offering, two cattle, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Eliasaph son of Deuel.
48On the seventh day, Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the Ephraim tribe,
49brought his offering: one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels (according to the temple standard shekel). Both were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
50one gold ladle weighing ten shekels, full of incense;
51one young bull, one male sheep, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
52one male goat as an offering for sin;
53and for the fellowship offering, two cattle, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Elishama son of Ammihud.
54On the eighth day, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the Manasseh tribe,
55brought his offering: one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels (according to the temple standard shekel). Both were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.
56one gold ladle weighing ten shekels, full of incense;
57one young bull, one male sheep, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
58one male goat as an offering for sin;
59and for the fellowship offering, two cattle, five male sheep, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
60On the ninth day, Abidan, son of Gideoni, leader of the Benjamin tribe,
61brought his offering: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (based on the sanctuary shekel's weight). Both were full of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering.
62He also brought one gold ladle weighing 10 shekels, full of incense,
63one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering,
64one male goat for a sin offering,
65and for the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Abidan, son of Gideoni.
66On the tenth day, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, leader of the Dan tribe,
67brought his offering: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (based on the sanctuary shekel's weight). Both were full of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering.
68He also brought one gold ladle weighing 10 shekels, full of incense,
69one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering,
70one male goat for a sin offering,
71and for the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.
72On the eleventh day, Pagiel, son of Ochran, leader of the Asher tribe,
73brought his offering: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (based on the sanctuary shekel's weight). Both were full of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering.
74He also brought one gold ladle weighing 10 shekels, full of incense,
75one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering,
76one male goat for a sin offering,
77and for the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Pagiel, son of Ochran.
78On the twelfth day, Ahira, son of Enan, leader of the Naphtali tribe,
79brought his offering: one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (based on the sanctuary shekel's weight). Both were full of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering.
80one gold spoon weighing ten shekels, full of incense;
81one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
82one male goat for a sin offering;
83and for the fellowship offerings: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering from Ahira, son of Enan.
84This was the dedication of the altar by the leaders of Israel on the day it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold ladles.
85Each silver plate weighed one hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl weighed seventy. All the silver from these items totaled two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary standard.
86The twelve gold ladles were full of incense, each weighing ten shekels according to the sanctuary standard. All the gold from the ladles weighed a total of one hundred twenty shekels.
87All the animals for the burnt offering included twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old, along with their grain offerings. There were also twelve male goats for the sin offering.
88And all the animals for the fellowship offerings included twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.
89When Moses went into the Meeting Tent to speak with Yahweh, he heard Yahweh's voice speaking to him from above the atonement cover, which was on the Ark of the Covenant, from between the two cherubim. And Yahweh spoke to him.