1On the same day that Moses finished putting up the Tabernacle, he anointed it and dedicated it, along with all its furniture, the altar, and all its utensils.

2The Israelite leaders who were the heads of their families came and gave an offering. They were the same leaders of the tribes who had worked on the registration ¹⁰of the Israelites.

3They brought to the Lord an offering of six covered wagons and twelve oxen. Each leader gave an ox, and two leaders shared in giving a wagon. They presented them in front of the Tabernacle.

4The Lord told Moses,

5“Accept what they're giving you and use them in the work of the Tent of Meeting. Give them to the Levites to use as required.”

6Moses accepted the wagons and oxen and handed them over to the Levites.

7He gave two wagons and four oxen to the families of Gershon to use as they required.

8He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the families of Merari, to use as they required. The work was all to be done under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

9He didn't give any wagons or oxen to the Kohathites because their responsibility was to carry on their shoulders the holy objects assigned to their care.

10The day the altar was anointed, the leaders came forward with their dedicatory offerings, presenting them in front of it.

11The Lord told Moses, “Have one leader come every day and present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

12The first day Nahshon, son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah came forward with his offering.

13His offering was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

14He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

15a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

16a male goat as a sin offering,

17and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Nahshon, son of Amminadab.

18The second day Nethanel, son of Zuar, the leader of the tribe of Issachar, came forward.

19The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

20He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

21a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

22a male goat as a sin offering,

23and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Nethanel, son of Zuar.

24The third day Eliab, son of Helon, the leader of the tribe of Zebulun, came forward.

25The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

26He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

27a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

28a male goat as a sin offering,

29and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Eliab, son of Helon.

30The fourth day Elizur, son of Shedeur, the leader of the tribe of Reuben, came forward.

31The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

32He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

33a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

34a male goat as a sin offering,

35and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Elizur, son of Shedeur.

36The fifth day Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the tribe of Simeon, came forward.

37The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

38He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

39a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

40a male goat as a sin offering,

41and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.

42The sixth day Eliasaph, son of Deuel, the leader of the tribe of Gad, came forward.

43The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

44He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

45a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

46a male goat as a sin offering,

47and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Eliasaph, son of Deuel.

48The seventh day Elishama, son of Ammihud, the leader of the tribe of Ephraim, came forward.

49The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

50He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

51a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

52a male goat as a sin offering,

53and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Elishama, son of Ammihud.

54The eighth day Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh, came forward.

55The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

56He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

57a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

58a male goat as a sin offering,

59and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.

60The ninth day Abidan, son of Gideoni, the leader of the tribe of Benjamin, came forward.

61The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

62He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

63a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

64a male goat as a sin offering,

65and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Abidan, son of Gideoni.

66The tenth day Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the tribe of Dan, came forward.

67The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

68He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

69a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

70a male goat as a sin offering,

71and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.

72The eleventh day Pagiel, son of Ocran, the leader of the tribe of Asher, came forward.

73The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

74He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

75a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

76a male goat as a sin offering,

77and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Pagiel, son of Ocran.

78The twelfth day Ahira, son of Enan, the leader of the tribe of Naphtali, came forward.

79The offering he presented was a silver plate that weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and a silver bowl that weighed seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). They were both filled with the best flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

80He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought

81a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

82a male goat as a sin offering,

83and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering of Ahira, son of Enan.

84So on the day the altar was anointed, the dedicatory offerings brought by the Israelite leaders were twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.

85Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl weighed seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver was two thousand four hundred shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard).

86The twelve gold dishes filled with incense each weighed ten shekels (using the sanctuary shekel standard). The total weight of the gold was a hundred and twenty shekels.

87The animals presented as a burnt offering were twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one-year-old male lambs, as well as their grain offerings, and twelve male goats as the sin offering.

88The animals presented as a peace offering were twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs. This was the dedicatory offering for the altar once it had been anointed.

89Whenever Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the Lord, he would hear the voice speaking to him from the atonement cover on the Ark of the Testimony between the two cherubim. This is how the Lord spoke to him.