This chapter gives an account of the presents brought, by the princes of the twelve tribes at the setting up of the tabernacle, for the use of it, Num. 7:1–9; and at the dedication of the altar, and the service of that, Num. 7:10, Num. 7:11; first of the prince of the tribe of Judah, Num.

And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle Not on the very exact day on which it was first reared up, for that was on the first day of the first month of the second year from the coming up of Israel out of Egypt, ; whereas the following offerings of the princes were…

That the princes of Israel The princes of the twelve tribes of Israel: heads of the house of their fathers; of the each of the houses and families the tribes were divided into, and took their name from each of their ancestors, as is next explained: who were princes of the tribes; the twelve tribes,…

And they brought their offering before the Lord Before the tabernacle, as it is afterwards explained, where he had now taken up his habitation: six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; according to the number of the twelve tribes, of which they were princes, two oxen for each wagon, which were to carry…

And the Lord spake unto Moses Out of the tabernacle, before which the wagons and oxen were brought: saying: as follows.

Take it of them The present of the wagons and oxen, by which it appears that this freewill offering of the princes was according to his mind and will, and what they were influenced and guided to by his Spirit, and was well pleasing in his sight, and acceptable to him: that they may be to do the…

And Moses took the wagons and the oxen Of the princes, as he was directed: and gave them unto the Levites; the Gershonites and Merarites; for, as for the Kohathites, they had no part of them, for a reason after given, .

Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon The eldest son of Levi: according to their service; which was to bear and take care of the curtains, coverings, hangings and rails of the tabernacle; and which, when carrying from place to place, it was proper they should be covered from…

And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, &c.] All the remaining wagons and oxen, which were double the number given to the Gershonites: according unto their service; being much heavier than theirs, having all the boards, pillars, sockets, pins; cords to bear and carry: thus…

But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none Being all disposed of to the sons of Gershon and Merari: the reason of which follows, because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders; as the ark with the mercy seat, and cherubim, the shewbread table,…

And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar For setting it apart to sacred use and service, even the altar of burnt offering; or rather after it had bean sanctified and set apart, when it began to be made use of for sacrifice: in the day that it was anointed; with the anointing oil, whereby…

And the Lord said unto Moses For before this was said to him, even what follows, Moses knew not, as the same writer observes, how they should offer, in what order, whether according to their birth, or whether according to the journeying of their camps, or whether they should offer together, or one…

And he that offered his offering on the first day Was he whose standard was pitched first, at the east, to the rising sun: and this was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah; who was the prince and captain of that tribe, though the title is not here given him, as to the rest of the…

And his offering was one silver charger Or dish, like one of those used in the shewbread table to hold the bread in, only they were of gold, this of silver, and belonged to the altar of burnt offering; the use of which might be to hold the meat offering in, as it may seem from the latter part of…

One spoon of ten shekels of gold, &c. ] Its weight was according to the shekels, its matter of gold; it weighed four ounces, one drachm, and nine grains, and was worth about seven pounds and ten shillings of our money: full of incense; this looks as if this spoon was designed for the golden altar…

One young bullock Of three years old, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem: one ram; of two years old, as the same Targums: one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering; of which see (Lev. 1:3, Lev. 1:10) .

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] Though these offerings of the princes were by way of thanksgiving, and to express their joy and gladness at the erection of the tabernacle, its altars, and the service thereof; yet as this might not be without sin, which attends the best and purest…

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings So that here were all sorts of offerings on this occasion, meat and drink offerings, burnt offerings, sin offerings, and peace offerings: and for the latter were brought two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year; the reason why so many…

On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer. ] See .

He offered for his offering one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Nethaneel the son of Zuar; see .

On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Eliab the son of Helon; see .

On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Elizur the son of Shedeur; see .

On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; see .

On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Eliasaph the son of Deuel; see .

On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Elishama the son of Ammihud; see .

On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; see .

On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Abidan the son of Gideoni; see .

On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; see .

On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Pagiel the son of Ocran; see .

On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered. ] See .

His offering was one silver charger (See Gill on Num. 7:13).

One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:14).

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering.] (See Gill on Num. 7:15).

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. ] (See Gill on Num. 7:16).

And for a sacrifice of peace offerings (See Gill on Num. 7:17). Ahira the son of Enan; see .

This was the dedication of the altar by the princes These the presents they made, and the offerings they offered when the altar first began to be made use of, after it had been anointed and sanctified for sacred service: in the day when it was anointed: this shows that it was not the precise and…

Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy (See Gill on Num. 7:13); all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; which amounted to 1,139 ounces and four drachms [[9]], which were worth about three…

The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense Which points at the use those spoons or cups were of, namely, to carry incense in them, such as were used on the day of atonement [[10]]: weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; (See Gill on Num.

All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, &c.] According to the number of the princes and their tribes, and so, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve; which were also for the burnt offering: with their meat offering; which always went along with the burnt offering: and…

And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks Each prince bringing two: the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty; five of each being brought by every prince; so that the whole number of beasts for peace offerings only, which…

And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation, to speak with him With God, to consult him on some affair or another, or to learn whether he had anything else to communicate to him, to be delivered to the children of Israel; or whether he had any directions and instructions to give…