Bible Strands
Numbers 7:62
one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records the specific portion of the altar dedication offerings contributed by one of the twelve tribal leaders.
The words — The Hebrew כַּף (kaf, "dish"), זָהָב (zahav, "gold"), and קְטֹרֶת (qetoret, "incense") specify a single ten-shekel gold vessel filled with aromatic spice.
The thread — This entry functions as the incense component within the standardized daily offering list, directly following the silver grain vessels of Numbers 7:61 and preceding the animal sacrifices of Numbers 7:63, while the act of bringing designated gifts to the sanctuary aligns with the pattern in Isaiah 66:20.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to note the exact weight and material of each offering before inferring that the ritual demands uniformity and precise valuation across all tribal contributions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Cross-references
- Psalms 112:2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Isaiah 66:20 And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”
- Daniel 9:27 And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”
- Romans 15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- Philippians 4:18 I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
- Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.