Numbers 7:84

So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator summarizes the collective contributions of the twelve tribal leaders immediately after detailing each leader’s individual presentation, concluding the altar dedication account.

The words — חֲנֻכַּת (cha.nu.Kat) marks the dedication ceremony, and הִמָּשַׁ֣ח (hi.ma.Shach) specifies the anointing act that preceded the gifts.

The thread — The altar’s anointing and the leaders’ approach are established in Numbers 7:1 and Numbers 7:10, while the gathering of tribal leaders for collective contributions reappears in 1 Chronicles 29:6.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to note the precise inventory of vessels and the uniform twelve-fold pattern, confirming that each tribe fulfilled the consecration requirement equally.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:

Cross-references

Numbers 7:10 When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
Numbers 7:1 On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.
1 Chronicles 29:6 Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
Ezra 2:68 When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
Nehemiah 7:70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Isaiah 60:6 Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
Revelation 21:14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.