Bible Strands
Numbers 7:47
and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the daily contributions of Israel’s tribal leaders during the tabernacle dedication. Eliasaph son of Deuel completes his assigned portion after the sin offering and before the next leader draws near.
The words — The phrase זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים (zevach ha-shelamim) literally translates to “sacrifice of the peace offerings.” It designates the specific category of worship livestock that follows the sin offering in the sequence.
The thread — The text itself notes the preceding sin offering in Numbers 7:46 and the subsequent leader in Numbers 7:48, framing this verse as a fixed step in a repeating daily ritual. The identical livestock counts reappear in Numbers 7 as each tribal representative performs the same duty.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to track the precise accounting of worship materials and the orderly rotation of leadership. It establishes that covenant maintenance depends on exact compliance with prescribed contributions, not on individual preference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.