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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;

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

• Liberality

  [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...
  

• 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 ...
  

• Dedication

  [nave] DEDICATION Law concerning dedicated things, Lev. 27; Num. 18:14; 1 Chr. 26:26, 27. Must be without blemish, Lev. 22:18-23; Mal. 1:14. Not redeemable, Lev. 27:28, 29. Offering must be voluntary, Lev. 1:3; 22:19. See: Offe...
  

• 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...
  

• Spoons

  [nave] SPOONS Of the tabernacle, Ex. 25:29; Num. 4:7; 7. Of the temple, 1 Kin. 7:50; 2 Chr. 4:22.
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Wagon

  [ebd] Heb. aghalah; so rendered in Gen. 45:19, 21, 27; 46:5; Num. 7:3, 7,8, but elsewhere rendered "cart" (1 Sam. 6:7, etc.). This vehicle was used for peaceful purposes. In Ezek. 23:24, however, it is the rendering of a different...
  [nave] WAGON, Gen. 45:19, 27; Num. 7:3-9. See: Cart.
  

• 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 ...
  

• Tabernacle

  [nave] TABERNACLE One existed before Moses received the pattern authorized on Mount Sinai, Ex. 33:7-11. The one instituted by Moses was called Sanctuary, Ex. 25:8; Tabernacle, Ex. 27:21; 33:7; 2 Chr. 5:5; of Testimony, Ex. 38:21; ...
  

• 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...
  

• Bull

  [nave] BULL, or Ox [Synonymous terms in A.V.]. Uses of: For sacrifice, Ex. 29:3, 10-14, 36; Lev. 4:8, 16; Num. 7:87, 88; 28:11-31; 29; Heb. 9:13; 10:4; plowing, 1 Sam. 14:14; 1 Kin. 19:19; Prov. 14:4; Isa. 32:20; Jer. 31:18; trea...
  

• Government

  [nave] GOVERNMENT Paternal functions of, Gen. 41:25-57. Civil service school provided by, Dan. 1:3-20. Maintains a system of public instruction, 2 Chr. 17:7-9. Executive departments in. See: Cabinet; King; Ruler; Statecraft. Ju...
  

• 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...
  

• Gershon

  [nave] GERSHON, called also Gershom. Son of Levi, Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16, 17; Num. 3:17-26; 4:22-28, 38; 7:7; 10:17; 26:57; Josh. 21:6; 1 Chr. 6:1, 16, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71; 15:7; 23:6.
  

• Anointing

  [nave] ANOINTING Of the body, Deut. 28:40; Ruth 3:3; Esth. 2:12; Psa. 92:10; 104:15; 141:5; Prov. 27:9, 16; Eccl. 9:8; Song 1:3; 4:10; Isa. 57:9; Amos 6:6; Mic. 6:15. Of guests, 2 Chr. 28:15; Luke 7:46; the sick, Isa. 1:6; Mark 6:...
  

• Church

  [nave] CHURCH, place of worship. Called Courts, Psa. 65:4; 84:2, 10; 92:13; 96:8; 100:4; 116:19; Isa. 1:12; 62:9; Zech. 3:7; House of God, Gen. 28:17, 22; Josh. 9:23; Judg. 18:31; 20:18, 26; 21:2; 1 Chr. 9:11; 24:5; 2 Chr. 5:14; 22:...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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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