2 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
2 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted, made offerings.
2 the chiefs of Israel, heads of their fathers' houses, who were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were listed, approached
2 The leaders of Israel, the heads of the ancestral tribes who had carried out the census, brought offerings.
2 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering.
2 Then the leaders of Israel-the tribal leaders who had registered the troops-came and brought their offerings.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 7:2
Commentary on Numbers 7:1-9
(Read Numbers 7:1-9)
The offering of the princes to the service of the tabernacle was not made till it was fully set up. Necessary observances must always take place of free-will offerings. The more any are advanced, the greater opportunity they have of serving God and their generation. No sooner was the tabernacle set up, than provision is made for the removal of it. Even when but just settled in the world, we must be preparing for changes and removes, especially for the great change.