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7:1 When <03117> <01961> Moses <04872> had completed <03615> setting up <06965> the tabernacle <04908>, he anointed <04886> it and consecrated <06942> it and all <03605> its furnishings <03627>, and he anointed <04886> and consecrated <06942> the altar <04196> and all <03605> its utensils <03627>. 7:2 Then the leaders <05387> of Israel <03478>, the heads <07218> of their <01> clans <01004>, made an offering <07126>. They were <01992> the leaders <05387> of the tribes <04294>; they were <01992> the ones <05975> who had been supervising <05975> the numbering <06485>. 7:3 They brought <0935> their offering <07133> before <06440> the Lord <03068>, six <08337> covered <06632> carts <05699> and twelve <06240> oxen <01241>– one cart <05699> for every two <08147> of the leaders <05387>, and an ox <07794> for each one <0259>; and they presented <07126> them in front of <06440> the tabernacle <04908>. 7:4 Then the Lord <03068> spoke <0559> to <0413> Moses <04872>: 7:5 “Receive <03947> these gifts from them, that they may be <01961> used in doing <05647> the work <05656> of the tent <0168> of meeting <04150>; and you must give <05414> them to <0413> the Levites <03881>, to every man <0376> as <06310> his service <05656> requires.” 7:6 So Moses <04872> accepted <03947> the carts <05699> and the oxen <01241> and gave <05414> them to <0413> the Levites <03881>. 7:7 He gave two <08147> carts <05699> and four <0702> oxen <01241> to the Gershonites <01648> <01121>, as <06310> their service <05656> required; 7:8 and he gave <05414> four <0702> carts <05699> and eight <08083> oxen <01241> to the Merarites <04847> <01121>, as <06310> their service <05656> required, under the authority <03027> of Ithamar <0385> son <01121> of Aaron <0175> the priest <03548>. 7:9 But to the Kohathites <06955> <01121> he gave <05414> none <03808>, because <03588> the service <05656> of the holy things <06944>, which they carried <05375> on <05921> their shoulders <03802>, was their responsibility. 7:10 The leaders <05387> offered <07126> gifts for the dedication <02598> of the altar <04196> when <03117> it was anointed <04886>. And the leaders <05387> presented <07126> their offering <07133> before <06440> the altar <04196>.

• Num 7:1-3 -- The Leader's Offerings
• Num 7:4-9 -- The Distribution of the Gifts
• Num 7:10-11 -- The Time of Presentation

• WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL

  [isbe] WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL - won'-der-ingz: I. CONDITIONS 1. The Wilderness 2. Four Separate Regions Included 3. "The Sandy Tract" 4. Description of the Arabah 5. Physical Condition of the Wilderness 6. Difficulties Regarding the ...
  

• TORTOISE

  [isbe] TORTOISE - tor'-tus, tor'-tis, tor'-tois. (the King James Version) (tsabh, the Revised Version (British and American) "great lizard"; compare the Arabic word, dabb, the thorny-tailed lizard): The word tsabh occurs as the nam...
  

• SPOON

  [isbe] SPOON - spoon (kaph; Septuagint thuiske, except in Jer 52:18, where it is kreagra, literally, "fork"): A hollow vessel, a censer; a small vessel in which incense was to be burnt, as is seen from the account given in Nu 7 of ...
  

• SHOULDER

  [isbe] SHOULDER - shol'-der (shekhem, katheph, zeroa` or zerowa`, or zero`ah, shoq; omos, brachion (Sirach 7:31 only)): The meanings of the Hebrew words are rather varied. The first (shekhem) has perhaps the widest application. It ...
  

• SERVICE

  [isbe] SERVICE - sur'-vis: Six Hebrew, two Aramaic and four Greek words are so rendered. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament the word most used for "service" is (1) `abhodhah, from `abhadh, which is the general word, mean...
  

• PRINCE

  [isbe] PRINCE - prins: This word occurs quite frequently in our English Bible, mostly in the Old Testament. While it is never used to denote royal parentage (compare 1 Ch 29:24), it often indicates actual royal or ruling power, tog...
  

• PRIESTS AND LEVITES

  [isbe] PRIESTS AND LEVITES - (kohen, "priest"; nothing is definitely known as to the origin of the word; Lewi, "Levite," on which see LEVI): I. DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE HISTORY 1. The Old View 2. The Graf-Wellhausen View 3. Mediating...
  

• Merarites

  [ebd] the descendants of Merari (Num. 26:57). They with the Gershonites and the Kohathites had charge of the tabernacle, which they had to carry from place to place (Num. 3:20, 33-37; 4:29-33). In the distribution of the oxen and ...
  

• MERARI

  [isbe] MERARI - me-ra'-ri (merari, "bitter"; Mararei): (1) The 3rd son of Levi, his brothers, Gershon and Kohath, being always mentioned together with him (Gen 46:11; Ex 6:16 ff). He was among those 70 who went down to Egypt with J...
  

• LITTER

  [ebd] (Heb. tsab, as being lightly and gently borne), a sedan or palanquin for the conveyance of persons of rank (Isa. 66:20). In Num. 7:3, the words "covered wagons" are more literally "carts of the litter kind." There they denot...
  [isbe] LITTER - lit'-er (tsabh): (1) Used upon backs of camels for easy riding, made of a wooden frame with light mattress and pillows, also a covering above, supported by upright pieces, sometimes having also side awnings for prot...
  

• HERD

  [smith] (a collection of cattle), Herdsmen. The herd was greatly regarded in both the patriarchal and the Mosaic period. The ox was the most precious stock next to horse and mule. The herd yielded the most esteemed sacrifice, (Number...
  

• Governor

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of the Aaronites (1 Chr. 12:27...
  

• GERSHON; GERSHONITES

  [isbe] GERSHON; GERSHONITES - gur'-shon, gur'-shon-its (gereshon, written also gereshom): Firstborn of the 3 sons of Levi (Ex 6:16; Nu 3:17; 1 Ch 6:1,16 m; 23:6). He had two sons, Libni, also known as Ladan (1 Ch 23:7; 26:21), and ...
  

• FATHER'S HOUSE, FATHERS' HOUSE

  [isbe] FATHER'S HOUSE, FATHERS' HOUSE - (beth 'abh, beth 'abhoth): Father's house in the Old Testament is (1) a dwelling, the family home (Gen 12:1; 31:14,30; 38:11; 1 Sam 18:2); (2) a family or household (Gen 41:51; 46:31; Ex 12:3...
  

• DEDICATE; DEDICATION

  [isbe] DEDICATE; DEDICATION - ded'-i-kat, ded-ika'-shun (chanukkah, "initiation," "consecration"; qadhesh, "to be clean," "sanctify"; cherem, "a thing devoted (to God)"): Often used in Hebrew of the consecration of persons, but usu...
  

• CART

  [ebd] a vehicle moving on wheels, and usually drawn by oxen (2 Sam. 6:3). The Hebrew word thus rendered, 'agalah (1 Sam. 6:7, 8), is also rendered "wagon" (Gen. 45:19). It is used also to denote a war-chariot (Ps. 46:9). Carts wer...
  [isbe] CART - kart (`aghalah): The Hebrew word has been translated in some passages "cart," and in others "wagon." In one verse only has it been translated "chariot." The context of the various passages indicates that a distinction...
  [smith] (Genesis 45:19,27; Numbers 7:3,7,8) a vehicle drawn by cattle, (2 Samuel 6:6) to be distinguished from the chariot drawn by horses. Carts and wagons were either open or covered, (Numbers 7:3) and were used for conveyance o...
  

• BIRTHRIGHT

  [smith] the advantages accruing to the eldest son. These were not definitely fixed in patriarchal times. Great respect was paid to him in the household, and, as the family widened into a tribe, this grew into a sustained authority, u...
  

• Ark

  [ebd] Noah's ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high (Gen. 6:14-16); an oblong floating house of three stories, with a door in the side and a window in the roof....
  

• Altar

  [nave] ALTAR Built by Noah, Gen. 8:20; Abraham, Gen. 12:7, 8; 13:18; 22:9; Isaac, Gen. 26:25; Jacob, Gen. 33:20; 35:1-7; Moses, Ex. 17:15; 24:4; Balaam, Num. 23:1, 14, 29; Joshua, Deut. 27:4-7; Josh. 8:30-32; Reubenites and Gadites...
  

• ARK OF THE COVENANT

  [smith] The first piece of the tabernacle?s furniture, for which precise directions were delivered. Exod 25. I. Description. -- It appears to have been an oblong chest of shittim (acacia) wood, 2 1/2 cubits long by 1 1/2 broad and de...
  

• The Gifts of the Leaders

  

• Why Is Liberality to Be Commended?
  It is pleasing to God. He never forgets it. Christ set an example of it. And it is characteristic of Saints (II Cor. 9:7; Heb. 6:10; II Cor. 8:9; Ps. 112:9). This good quality should be exercised in the service of God towards...

The Structure of the Tabernacle

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