10 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. 11 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'One prince a day—one prince a day—do they bring near their offering for the dedication of the altar.' 12 And he who is bringing near on the first day his offering is Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. 13 And his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 14 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 15 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 16 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 17 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab. 18 On the second day hath Nethaneel son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, brought near. 19 He hath brought near his offering, one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 20 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 21 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 22 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 23 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Nethaneel son of Zuar. 24 On the third day, the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;— 25 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 26 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 27 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 28 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 29 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Eliab son of Helon. 30 On the fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, prince of the sons of Reuben;— 31 his offering is one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 32 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 33 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 34 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 35 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur. 36 On the fifth day, the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;— 37 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 38 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 39 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 40 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 41 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 42 On the sixth day, the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;— 43 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 44 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 45 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 46 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 47 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel. 48 On the seventh day, the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;— 49 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 50 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 51 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 52 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 53 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud. 54 On the eighth day, the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;— 55 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 56 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 57 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 58 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 59 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 60 On the ninth day, the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;— 61 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 62 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 63 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 64 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 65 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni. 66 On the tenth day, the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;— 67 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 68 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 69 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 70 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 71 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 72 On the eleventh day, the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;— 73 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 74 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 75 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 76 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 77 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran. 78 On the twelfth day, the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan;— 79 his offering 'is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty 'shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 80 one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume; 81 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 82 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 83 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this 'is' the offering of Ahira son of Enan. 84 This 'is' the dedication of the altar, in the day of its being anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons; 85 a hundred and thirty 'shekels' each silver dish, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels 'is' two thousand and four hundred 'shekels', by the shekel of the sanctuary. 86 Golden spoons 'are' twelve, full of perfume; ten 'shekels' each spoon, by the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons 'is' a hundred and twenty 'shekels'; 87 all the oxen for burnt-offering 'are' twelve bullocks, rams twelve, lambs, sons of a year twelve, and their present; and kids of the goats twelve, for sin-offering; 88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings 'are' twenty and four bullocks, rams sixty, he-goats sixty, lambs, sons of a year, sixty; this is the dedication of the altar, in the day of its being anointed. 89 And in the going in of Moses unto the tent of meeting to speak with Him—he doth even hear the voice speaking unto him from off the mercy-seat which 'is' upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubs; and He speaketh unto him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 7:10-89
Commentary on Numbers 7:10-89
(Read Numbers 7:10-89)
The princes and great men were most forward in the service of God. Here is an example to those in authority, and of the highest rank; they ought to use their honour and power, their estate and interest, to promote religion and the service of God in the places where they live. Though it was a time of joy and rejoicing, yet still, in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services. In all approaches to God we must by faith look to Christ as the Sin-offering. They brought their offerings each on a day. God's work should not be done confusedly, or in a hurry; take time, and we shall have done the sooner, or, at least, we shall have done the better. If services are to be done for twelve days together, we must not call it a task and a burden. All their offerings were the same; all the tribes of Israel had an equal share in the altar, and an equal interest in the sacrifices offered upon it. He who now spake to Moses, as the Shechinah or Divine Majesty, from between the Cherubim, was the Eternal Word, the second Person in the Trinity; for all God's communion with man is by his Son, by whom he made the world, and rules the church, who is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever.