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Numbers 7:10
When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes the moment immediately after the altar's anointing, as the tribal leaders bring their dedication offerings before the newly consecrated altar.
The words — וַיַּקְרִיבוּ (va-yak-rî-ḇû, "they brought near") and חֲנֻכַּת (cha-nuk-khaṯ, "dedication/consecration") anchor the action, specifying that the leaders presented offerings specifically for the altar's consecration.
The thread — This dedication pattern recurs in 2 Chronicles 7:9 during Solomon's temple altar dedication, 1 Kings 8:63 with Solomon's massive peace offerings, and Deuteronomy 20:5 regarding the dedication of new houses.
Why it lands — The text records a procedural moment of ritual compliance, requiring the reader to note the structured sequence of anointing, approach, and presentation before moving to the next day's appointed leader.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 7:9 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
- Deuteronomy 20:5 Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.
- 1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 7:5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
- Nehemiah 12:27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
- Numbers 7:1 On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.
- Ezra 6:16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
- Nehemiah 12:43 On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
- Psalms 30:1 A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.