Bible Strands
Numbers 7:59
and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the tribal leader Gamaliel son of Pedahzur presenting his dedication offerings on the eighth day of the tabernacle's consecration, positioned between the sin offering noted in Numbers 7:58 and the ninth day's presentation in Numbers 7:60.
The words — The text specifies הַשְּׁלָמִים (ha-she-lamim), literally "the peace offerings," identifying the specific category of sacrifice that follows the sin offering.
The thread — This exact sequence of livestock for peace offerings repeats throughout Numbers 7 as each of the twelve tribal leaders presents an identical inventory for the altar.
Why it lands — The reader must track the precise animal inventory assigned to a specific leader, treating the verse as a structural ledger that establishes ritual order rather than a narrative development.
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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 Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.