Bible Strands
Numbers 7:79
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 — Ahira son of Enan, leader of the tribe of Naphtalites, presents his contribution on the twelfth day of the tabernacle dedication, following the pattern established by the preceding eleven tribal princes.
The words — קָרְבָּנ֞וֹ (qarbanô) = his offering; מִזְרָק (mizraq) = bowl or platter.
The thread — The structural repetition of a named leader drawing near and delivering a standardized silver vessel filled with a grain offering appears in Numbers 7:78 and Numbers 7:80, marking this verse as part of a fixed liturgical inventory.
Why it lands — The text records a precise, unadorned inventory of ritual materials, demanding attention to the exact weights, measurements, and prescribed contents without embellishment.
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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: