7 When Mosheh (Moses) had finished setting up the sacred tent, he anointed it with oil and consecrated it and all its furniture, as well as the altar and all its equipment. 2 Then Yisrael’s leaders presented gifts. They were the leaders of the tribes who ruled over those who’d been listed for duties. 3 They brought their gifts to Yahweh’s presence in six carts pulled by twelve bulls. Each cart was from two leaders, and each of the bulls was from one leader. 4 Then Yahweh told Mosheh: 5 “Accept their gifts because they’ll be useful for the running of the sacred tent. Distribute them appropriately to the Levites, depending on each man’s duties.” 6 So Mosheh took the carts and the cattle and distributed them to the Levites, 7 giving two carts and four bulls to the Gershonites to help them with their assigned duties. 8 Then he gave four carts and eight bulls to the Merarites to help them with their assigned duties under the supervision of the priest (Aharon’s son) Itamar. 9 However, the Kohaties weren’t given any because they were responsible for carrying the very holy objects, and those had to be carried on their shoulders.

10 The day that the altar was dedicated and anointed, the leaders brought their gifts and presented them at the altar, 11 and Yahweh told Mosheh, “Each day for the next twelve days, one leader must present his offering for the altar dedication.”

12-83 12-83These were the leaders who presented their offerings:

• On the first day, Amminadav’s son Nahshon on behalf of the tribe of Yehudah,
• on the second day, Zuar’s son Netanel on behalf of the tribe of Yissakar,
• on the third day, Helon’s son Eliav on behalf of the tribe of Zevulun,
• on the fourth day, Shedeyur’s son Elitsur on behalf of the tribe of Reuven,
• on the fifth day, Tsurishaddai’s son Shelumiel on behalf of the tribe of Shimeon,
• on the sixth day, Deuel’s son Elyasaf on behalf of the tribe of Gad,
• on the seventh day, Ammihud’s son Elishama on behalf of the tribe of Efrayim,
• on the eighth day, Pedahzur’s son Gamaliel on behalf of the tribe of Menashsheh,
• on the ninth day, Gideoni’s son Avidan on behalf of the tribe of Benyamin,
• on the tenth day, Ammishaddai’s son Ahiezer on behalf of the tribe of Dan,
• on the eleventh day, Okran’s son Pagiel on behalf of the tribe of Asher,
• and on the twelfth day, Enam’s son Ahira on behalf of the tribe of Naftali.

Each of the leaders presented the following offerings:

• a silver dish (1.5 kg—all weights by the standard temple measurement) and a silver bowl (800g)—both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering,
• a small gold dish (110g) filled with incense,
• a young bull, a ram and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering,
• a male goat for a sin offering,
• two cows, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old rams for the peace offering.

84 That was the dedication of the altar in the day it was anointed, when Yisrael’s leaders presented twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans. 85 Each silver dish weighed 1.5kg (all weights by the standard temple measurement) and the silver bowls were 800g. The total weight of the silver was around 27 kg. 86 The gold pans that had been filled with incense weighed 110g and their total weight came to 1.3kg. 87 For the burnt offerings there was: twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male one-year-old lambs along with their grain offerings. There were twelve male goats for a sin offering. 88 For the peace offering, there were 24 bulls, 60 rams, 60 male goats, 60 male one-year-old lambs. All of those were part of the dedication offerings for the altar after it was anointed. 89 Then Mosheh entered the sacred tent to speak with Yahweh. He heard the voice speaking to him from between the two images of winged-creatures that were on the platform above the sacred box. That’s how Yahweh spoke to him.