Bible Strands
Numbers 7:37
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the Simeonites, presents this gift on the fifth day of the tabernacle dedication after drawing near to the altar.
The words — קָרְבָּנוֹ (ka.re.ba.no) translates as "his offering," and מִזְרָק (miz.rak) denotes a "bowl," anchoring the verse in the physical inventory of sacred vessels.
The thread — This standardized silver vessel appears in the sequence of tribal dedications recorded in Numbers 7:36 and 7:38, where each leader contributes identical measured items for the sanctuary.
Why it lands — The text demands exact compliance with sanctuary weights and precise ingredient ratios, requiring the reader to recognize that ritual obedience operates through measurable, repeated action rather than spontaneous expression.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: