Numbers 7:56

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the specific contribution of one Israelite leader to Moses at the tabernacle during the altar consecration offerings.

The words — כַּף (kaf) identifies a metal pan or dish, and קְטֹרֶת (qetoret) specifies the incense mixture it contains.

The thread — Numbers 7:56 continues the chapter’s sequential inventory of tribal contributions, listing a ten-shekel gold vessel immediately after a silver platter and bowl (Numbers 7:55). This itemization pattern, which pairs metal containers with livestock for burnt offerings (Numbers 7:57), recurs throughout the tribal records.

Why it lands — The reader must verify the exact weight and material of each sacred vessel before proceeding to the subsequent animal sacrifices.

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